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Neonatal Jaundice

neonatal jaundice

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Diseases
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Core Information

Disease Name
Neonatal Jaundice
Standard Disease Name
neonatal jaundice
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
P59.9

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D007567
OMIM ID
MTHU012768|MTHU003015
UMLS ID
C0022353
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_NICHD_1602D:Yellow coloring of skin, mucous membranes and eyes due to hyperbilirubinemia that appears during the first 28 days of life.|NCI2016_02D:Jaundice that appears during the neonatal period. In the majority of cases, it appears in the first week of life and is classified as physiologic due to accelerated destruction of erythrocytes and liver immaturity. In a minority of cases it is classified as non-physiologic, appearing in the first twenty four hours after birth, and is associated with underlying diseases including hemolytic disorders, polycythemia, and cephalohematoma.|NANDA-I_2015-2017:The yellow-orange tint of the neonate's skin and mucous membranes that occur after 24 hours of life as a result of unconjugated bilirubin in the circulation.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.
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