Patient's question:
A newborn baby with after seven days is restless, does not cry or fuss, and is feeding normally. What should be done? Is there anything to pay attention to?Doctor's answer:
The child's jaundice symptoms are severe and require active treatment. The main treatments generally include phototherapy, supplemented by other symptomatic treatments.Advice: If treatment is delayed, it may lead to bilirubin encephalopathy. It could be caused by hemolysis, but the specific cause needs to be determined through relevant tests. In mild cases, the skin appears light yellow, limited to the face and neck, or may affect the trunk, with sclera also becoming yellow, which disappears after 2 to 3 days, and the skin color returns to normal by the 5th to 6th day. In severe cases, jaundice similarly starts from the head and spreads to the feet, affecting the entire body, with vomit and cerebrospinal fluid also becoming yellow, lasting for more than a week.