Patient's question:
What causes the white of a newborn's eyes to turn yellow? A baby who is five days old has been found to have yellowish white eyes with some yellowish discharge. What could be the reason?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, jaundice needs to be examined to determine whether it is physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice. Physiological jaundice usually naturally subsides after half a month after birth. Pathological jaundice appears earlier and is more severe. It is caused by breastfeeding, blood type incompatibility, and liver and biliary diseases! After pathological jaundice is confirmed, the patient needs to be hospitalized and receive oral medication and blue light irradiation treatment. Prevent bilirubin encephalopathy, regularly monitor!