Patient's question:
My child was just born last week, and then we noticed that his body was particularly yellow. So we took him to the hospital for a thorough examination and found that he had neonatal hemolytic disease. Now, it might have worried our whole family sick, as the child is so young. I would like to ask if neonatal hemolytic disease can heal on its own?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal hemolytic disease is primarily caused by blood type incompatibility between spouses, such as the mother being O-negative and the father being non-O-negative, which can easily recur. Early, mild hemolytic disease can be self-limiting. The principle of self-healing treatment for hemolytic disease is to correct anemia, serum bilirubin levels, and comprehensively prevent and treat heart failure to prevent recurrence of bilirubin encephalopathy. When serum bilirubin exceeds phototherapy standards, timely phototherapy should be implemented. Drug treatment, acupuncture treatment, etc.