Patient's question:
My child had high jaundice levels for two days after birth, and the blue light treatment showed no abnormal values before discharge. Recently, I noticed his face is a bit yellow.Doctor's answer:
This jaundice is a very normal phenomenon. Neonatal jaundice refers to a disease characterized by yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera during the neonatal period, and it is the most common clinical problem in newborns. The cause is abnormal bilirubin metabolism and elevated bilirubin levels in the blood. This disease is divided into physiological and pathological. Physiological jaundice refers to transient jaundice caused solely by the characteristics of bilirubin metabolism.