Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in neonates. It is observed during the first week of the life in approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates. Kernicterus is a rare but serious consequence of undiagnosed hyperbilirubinemia. In this situation, indirect bilirubin deposit in the brain and causes transient dysfunction and occasionally permanent neuronal damage. The aim o...

Background: Jaundice is one of the most common diseases of the infancy period. It could be caused by different factors, including infections such as the urinary tract. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence and causes of urinary tract infection in newborns. Materials and Methods: The present work is a cross-sectional study conducted on 100 newborns with jaundice hospitalized at the ...

Jaundice in patients with amoebic liver abscess is a frequent occurrence. However, the pathophysiology of jaundice in these patients is not fully understood. Hepatic necrosis leads to damage to bile ducts as well as various vascular structures, which in turn leads to biliovascular fistula and jaundice. We studied the mechanism of jaundice in patients with amoebic liver abscess. We prospectively...

Cholestatic jaundice in early infancy is a complex diagnostic problem. Misdiagnosis of cholestasis as physiologic jaundice delays the identification of severe liver diseases. In the majority of infants, prolonged physiologic jaundice represent benign cases of breast milk jaundice, but few among them are masked and caused by neonatal cholestasis (NC) that requires a prompt diagnosis and treatmen...

The frequency with which chronic non-hemolytic jaundice occurs in otherwise healthy young persons is not commonly recognized, nor 'is it usually appreciated how often an uncomplicated attack of catarrhal jaundice is followed by residual liver dysfunction which persists long after the acute episode. The present study was prompted by the accidental discovery of a relatively large number of medica...

Neonatal jaundice is seen in up to 60% of full-term infants and 80% of preterm infants during the first week of life. While it is often considered as a single clinical entity, neonatal jaundice is a physical finding associated with many possible etiologies. Jaundice is observed when the pigment bilirubin accumulates in the skin, sclera and other tissues. The importance of correctly identifying ...

The response of mothers to jaundice in their babies will depend on the knowledge of the mothers on the danger of the jaundice in their babies. Aim: The aim of the present study therefore, was to assess the knowledge of mothers on jaundice in their babies so as improve it. Methods: This is a crosssectional study of mothers and their newborn babies brought for routine immunization in one secondar...

Clinical question " Is sunlight an effective treatment for jaundice in term infants? " A women's health educator at Southern Health wanted to know if there was any evidence that sunlight helps to reduce physiological jaundice in healthy term infants. The formulated search question followed a standard patients/interventions/comparisons/outcomes (PICO) format. Patients were term newborn infants w...