1Professor of Biochemistry and Central Lab Head, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
2Professor and Head of General Medicine, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
3Professor of General Medicine, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
4Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
*Corresponding Author: E. Prabhakar Reddy, Professor of Biochemistry and Central Laboratory Head, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry Mobile No. +919159186879 Email id: drpebyreddy@yahoo.com
Online published on 5 May, 2018.
About 50% of term and 80% of preterm babies develop jaundice, which usually appears 2 to 4 days after birth. Jaundice is caused by bilirubin deposition in the skin. Most jaundice in newborn infants is a result of increased red cell breakdown and decreased bilirubin excretion. Breast feeding, haemolysis, and some metabolic and genetic disorders also increase the risk of jaundice. Unconjugated bilirubin can be neurotoxic, causing an acute or chronic encephalopathy that may result in cerebral palsy, hearing loss, and seizures. This study was conducted 50 Neonates from dec 2013 to December 2016 at the Department of paediatrics SLIMS, Pondicherry. A long-term follow-up of a large population of such infants might identify which of these suggested approaches is preferred.
Neonatal jaundice, Bilirubin, Phototherapy, Haemolysis
