Patient's question:
Female, 25 years old, as a new mother, found her child had abnormalities, and later learned it was jaundice. Please ask: How is infant jaundice treated?Doctor's answer:
Please first identify the type of jaundice in children. It is recommended to check the liver function of the child to see whether it is based on a decrease in indirect bilirubin, an increase in direct bilirubin, or both. If it is based on a decrease in indirect bilirubin, blue light therapy can be used to treat jaundice. In necessary cases, albumin and jaundice-reducing drugs can be administered. If it is caused by hemolytic disease, it is important to determine the exact cause, such as ABO hemolysis, G-6PD deficiency, or thalassemia. If the jaundice is severe, it may be necessary to undergo splenectomy treatment, which is commonly seen in ABO hemolysis. In such cases, immunoglobulin treatment may also be required.