Patient's question:
Child's family background for 14 days, jaundice 350, fever 38.3. After hospitalization and medication for three days, the temperature dropped to 37.3 degrees. Undergoing blue light therapy, jaundice level 170.c, reflecting high protein. Also receiving antibiotics. I asked if the temperature rose again. Should I still be hospitalized?Doctor's answer:
To the parent, under normal circumstances, a baby's jaundice level typically reappears around 2 to 3 days and reaches its peak approximately 6 to 7 days later, gradually fading to normal within 10 to 15 days. Your baby is now 14 days old, and the jaundice level is still very high, requiring immediate hospitalization for treatment. It is essential to identify the type of jaundice and implement blue light therapy. It is not true that hospitalization is no longer necessary once the body temperature returns to normal. Active blue light treatment is necessary to prevent the recurrence of bilirubin encephalopathy and to avoid interfering with the baby's intellectual development.