Neonatal jaundice –Review
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 12
Abstract
Neonatal jaundice, also known as elevated bilirubin or neonatal icterus, is a yellowish discoloration of the white part of the eyes and skin in a newborn baby due to high bilirubin levels (1-2).All babies born develop somewhat higher levels of bilirubin (more than 2 milligrams per deciliter), but only half of them are diagnosed with jaundice; i.e. above 5 mg / dL;in adults, when bilirubin reaches 2 mg / dL, jaundice appears. The infant must be examined in the daylight and he/she should be naked. Pressing a thumb on the baby's shin can make his red skin colorless; the second after removing the finger, close attention must be paid to the color of skin and recognize whether it is yellow or not. The first place where jaundice is visible is under the tongue and eye scrub. Jaundice begins to appear on the face and as the bilirubin increases, it extends to the legs (Cramer's law), that is, if only the face is yellow, the bilirubin is between 5 and 7, over the chest up to the umbilical cord, about 10, down the abdomen 15 and the tip of the toe are 20.
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Mehran Hesaraki
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