Elevated serum bilirubin in neonate
Investigations of serum bilirubin are indicated in the first days of life when yellowness rapid appears.
And when the child remains to have a yellow colour for weeks, (especially when the colour is green-yellow).
Last modified
26 August 2019
Symptom
Jaundice in the period after birth due to conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is called neonatal cholestasis. Biliary atresia and other congenital liver diseases are distinguished from physiological...
Rare Condition
Alagille Syndrome
Alagille syndrome is a multisystem disorder possibly affecting :
- liver: chronic cholestasis due to paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts,
- heart: peripheral pulmonary artery...
