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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Hyperbilirubinemia > Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal

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Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal  

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Entry terms

  • During Infancies, Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Hyperbilirubinemia During Infancy
  • Infancy, Hyperbilirubinemia During
  • Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Note

  • check the tag, INFANT, NEWBORN

Scope note

  • Accumulation of BILIRUBIN, a breakdown product of HEME PROTEINS, in the BLOOD during the first weeks of life. This may lead to NEONATAL JAUNDICE. The excess bilirubin may exist in the unconjugated (indirect) or the conjugated (direct) form. The condition may be self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) or pathological with toxic levels of bilirubin.

History note

  • 2006; use JAUNDICE, NEONATAL 1976-2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051556

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