Causes and Treatment of Jaundice in Newborns

A baby was found to have jaundice after being admitted for treatment, and pneumonia was diagnosed 4 days later. The baby’s feeding, urination, and defecation are all normal. We want to understand the causes of jaundice and pneumonia.

Neonatal hemolytic disease often accompanies jaundice, which is a sign to suspect hemolytic disease when physiological jaundice does not subside after 5-7 days or even worsens.

Baby jaundice is caused by a short red blood cell metabolism cycle, excessive bilirubin production, and weak liver detoxification ability.

Explore the physiological and pathological causes of neonatal jaundice, as well as related treatment methods.

My baby has been feverish and has developed a yellowish complexion since birth. I want to understand the causes, treatment methods, recurrence risk, and preventive measures for neonatal jaundice.

A yellowish appearance in a newborn’s whites of the eyes may be a sign of jaundice, usually appearing within 2-3 days, reaching its peak at 4-5 days, and naturally fading away in full-term infants within 7-14 days. Blue light therapy can be administered if necessary.

Neonatal physiological jaundice is a temporary jaundice caused by abnormal bilirubin metabolism, usually appearing 2 to 3 days after birth and subsiding around 7 to 10 days later. This is a normal physiological process and typically does not require special treatment, just observation and increased sunbathing.

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