SPIROCHÆTAL JAUNDICE.

Fungo-Spirochætal Affections of Respiratory Passages

at the Unao Hospital Laboratory, we have come across forms closely resembling the Monilia tropicalis of Castellani, together with spirochetes, pneumococci and Micrococcus catarrhalis. In a few there were staphylococci, streptococci and seldom fusiform bacilli. The first case we saw in 1923 was a female of a well-to-do family and the appearance of Monilia reminded us of the articles published in...

On Two Varieties of Relapsing Fever Spirochætal Infection in India

Neonatal jaundice.

This article discusses the production, transport, and excretion of bilirubin in the newborn period. The causes, significance, and treatment of unconjugated and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia are different; and because this is so, it is important to review the main causes and management of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn period could be either due to ...

Neonatal Jaundice

Neonatal jaundice [2] is the yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes due to elevated bilirubin levels in the bloodstream of a newborn. Bilirubin is a byproduct of the breakdown of red blood cells. Jaundiced infants are unable to process bilirubin at a normal rate or they have an abnormally high amount of bilirubin in their bloodstream, resulting in a buildup of the yellow colored bilirubin. T...

Obstructive Jaundice