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While most newborn jaundice cases are harmless, experts warn that untreated severe jaundice may lead to rare but serious ...
As a result of kernicterus, the enamel found on the surface of teeth doesn’t develop properly, increasing a child’s susceptibility to early childhood caries (ECC). This refers to instances of tooth ...
Care related to the management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia should be based on three fundamental principles: (1) evidence-based practice, (2) patient safety, and (3) family-centered care.
A leading neonatologist from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Chinyere Ezeaka, has called for urgent action on neonatal jaundice, describing ...
Actor Ibrahim Ali Khan bravely shared his childhood struggle with speech difficulties stemming from severe jaundice at birth. This condition, if untreated, can lead to kernicterus, damaging brain ...
Kernicterus develops in stages, often beginning with signs of jaundice—yellowing of the skin, the whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes. If untreated, symptoms may progress to more serious ...
Kernicterus is a rare kind of preventable brain damage that can happen in newborns with jaundice. Jaundice is a yellow coloring of the skin and other tissues that affects about 60%-80% of infants ...
It can cause jaundice in newborns. If a newborn is already jaundiced, goldenseal can make the condition worse. This can lead to a rare condition called kernicterus, which severe jaundice can cause.
Neonatal jaundice If left untreated, it can lead to kernicterus, cerebral palsy, and other severe disabilities, contributing to as much as 5–14% of neonatal deaths.
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), in partnership with Reckitt, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NEST360, SCIDaR, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, and various private ...
Courtesy Getty Images If left untreated, jaundice can lead to kernicterus, which requires urgent medical attention and comes with great risk to an infant. Neonatal jaundice, also called ...