Syntometrine as a possible cause of neonatal jaundice.

A rare cause of neonatal persistent jaundice.

Oliveira GN, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-223306 Description A 22-year-old gravida 2, para 1 (G2P1) woman with immunoglobulin anti-D prophylaxis, insulin-treated gestational diabetes and first-trimester cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection vaginally delivered a 39-week boy weighing 3720 g (90th centile) and with Apgar scores of 8 and 10 at 1 and 5 min. Prenatal ultrasonographic ass...

The Value of Bilicheck® as a Screening Tool for Neonatal Jaundice in the South of Iran

The gold standard to assess jaundice in neonates is the serum bilirubin measurement. Blood sampling for the determination of total serum bilirubin (TSB) is painful for newborns and stressful for parents. The Bilicheck®, a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer, is considered as a more accurate measurement of bilirubin compared to the previous bilirubinometers courtesy of its advanced technology. Th...

Excessive Attenuation of Measles Virus as a Possible Cause of Failure in Measles Immunization

Homozygous beta thalassemia presenting as neonatal jaundice.

In hemolytic anaemia there is shorter than normal erythrocytic survival resulting in increased destruction of red blood cells (RBCs) which leads to raised bilirubin levels. Appearance of jaundice, however, depends not only Upon increased biirubin production but also on clearance mechanisms in the liver. These clearance mechanisms are not well developed in the neonates resulting in greater incid...

On the cause of nuclear jaundice in neonatal sepsis with jaundice.