Patient's question:
When a child is born, jaundice often occurs. At first, the older sister didn't pay much attention, but by the time the baby was a month old, the jaundice had not improved. The doctor said it was pathological jaundice. What are the differences between newborn jaundice and pathological jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Hello. Neonatal jaundice refers to the period of newborns. Due to abnormal bilirubin metabolism. The level of bilirubin in the blood increases. Leading to temporary jaundice. Neonatal pathological jaundice is a disease composed of multiple causes. The most common is. Hemolytic jaundice caused by blood type incompatibility between the mother and the fetus. And viral or bacterial infections. Which damage liver cell function and cause infectious jaundice.