Patient's question:
45-day-old baby has jaundice level of 7.8 in the forehead and 4.8 on the body. The health station refused to administer vaccinations due to high jaundice levels. What could be the cause of high jaundice in the forehead while other parts are normal? Would a baby with severe jaundice experience poor appetite?Doctor's answer:
The doll is 45 days old, and the jaundice has not subsided, so it should be diagnosed as pathological jaundice. The possibility of breast milk jaundice is high. The jaundice of the skin and mucous membranes usually spreads from the sclera and face to the trunk, legs, and hands, and then to the palms and soles, in an upward sequence. However, the of jaundice occurs in a downward sequence, starting from the palms and soles, then the legs and hands, and gradually to the trunk.