Patient's question:
My baby is less than a month old, and now he has jaundice. Today, I noticed his lips are particularly red, a dark red color. So, I wanted to ask if jaundice in newborns can cause red lips?Doctor's answer:
If there isn't much of a relationship, we can actively adjust, observe the child's symptoms, and actively treat jaundice.Jaundice refers to the yellowing of the skin, eyes, and sclera caused by elevated bilirubin in the human body. Bilirubin is a byproduct of the aging and death of red blood cells. If bilirubin levels are too high and exceed the liver's ability to process it, the liver cells' ability to process bilirubin declines, and bilirubin cannot be excreted from the body, leading to jaundice.
Infant jaundice is a condition where the skin, eyes, and urine turn yellow after birth, and it is known as fetal jaundice in traditional Chinese medicine.