Patient's question:
Born with jaundice, admitted to the hospital for treatment, but four days after admission, it was discovered that the child had pneumonia. The child's eating, drinking, urinating, and defecating were all normal. Although all indicators were gradually approaching normal values, what is going on with this?Doctor's answer:
Hello, in medicine, jaundice in babies under the age of one month (within 28 days of birth) is referred to as neonatal jaundice. Neonatal jaundice refers to a condition characterized by jaundice in the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera, caused by elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood due to abnormal bilirubin metabolism during the neonatal period. This condition can be classified as either physiological or pathological. Physiological jaundice typically appears 2 to 3 days after birth, peaks between 4 to 6 days, and resolves within 7 to 10 days. In premature infants, the duration is longer, and apart from mild loss of appetite, there are no other clinical symptoms. If jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth and persists for 2 to 3 weeks without subsiding, or if it worsens after initially fading, or if it reappears after fading, or if it does not appear until one week to several weeks after birth, these are all signs of pathological jaundice.