Background: Neonatal jaundice is a very common condition worldwide, occurring in up to 60% of term and 80% pre-term newborns the 1st week life most cause for readmission. The present study was conducted evaluate predictive value umbilical cord blood albumin level subsequent development neonatal healthy neonates. find usefulness predicting significant jaundice. Methods Methods: This hospital-bas...

Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital abnormality of the pituitary gland. It associated with either isolated growth hormone deficiency or combined (CPHD). Neonatal PSIS extremely and difficult to diagnose can be life threatening if diagnosed late. In this manuscript, we descripted case neonatal who treated at department ofPediatric Endocrinology atHassan II Universit...

Background: Jaundice is a physiological phenomenon and common disorder in the neonatal period. Jaundice occurs in the first month of life in 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates, leading to hospitalization. The present study aimed to determine the effect of oral zinc sulfate on serum bilirubin levels in the neonates undergoing phototherapy. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conduc...

Background: Neonatal mortality had not changed significantly in the last decade in African countries particularly in Nigeria; however, under-five mortality had reduced significantly. Nigeria with a quarter of maternal and under-five mortality is among ten countries with the highest neonatal mortality. Previous studies had shown patterns of newborn morbidity and mortality; however, no study has ...

Jaundice, which is caused by accumulation of bilirubin, is extremely common in newborn infants. Phototherapy is an effective treatment, but a drug therapy would also be desirable. A Chinese herbal remedy for jaundice called Yin Zhi Huang is now shown to activate a liver receptor that enhances the clearance of bilirubin (see the related article beginning on page 137). This discovery could lead t...

an histologically normal liver at necropsy. The two survivors were jaundiced for 6 months and 5 weeks respectively, before making a clinical recovery, and in both liver biopsy at the height of the jaundice showed bile stasis. Meconium ileus was present in half of all recorded cases of cystic fibrosis with prolonged neonatal jaundice. Jaundice is probably due to extrahepatic biliary obstruction ...