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 full month old, the jaundice had not improved. The doctor said it was pathological jaundice. What is the difference between newborn jaundice and pathological jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Hello, neonatal jaundice refers to a temporary condition in newborns where abnormal bilirubin metabolism leads to elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood, causing jaundice. Pathological jaundice in newborns is a disease caused by multiple factors. The most common cause is hemolytic jaundice resulting from blood type incompatibility between the mother and the fetus. Other causes include viral or bacterial infections that damage liver cell function, leading to infectious jaundice.