Patient's question:
My baby is 33 days old. The jaundice level measured on the head is 13.3, and on the chest is 13.2.Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Neonatal jaundice refers to a disease characterized by the yellowing of the skin, eyes, and urine in infants after birth, known as "taihuang" in traditional Chinese medicine. If jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth and does not subside within 2 to 3 weeks, or if it worsens, recurs after initially fading, or appears between one week and several weeks after birth, it is considered pathological jaundice.Advice: Neonatal jaundice can be either true or false. True jaundice refers to pathological jaundice, such as neonatal hemolytic disease, neonatal sepsis, neonatal hepatitis, congenital biliary atresia, and so on. False jaundice, on the other hand, specifically refers to physiological jaundice, which does not require treatment. Physiological jaundice is diagnosed when jaundice is observed 24 hours after birth and naturally disappears within 14 days, without other symptoms.