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Descriptor English: Jaundice, Neonatal
Descriptor Spanish: Ictericia Neonatal
Descriptor ictericia neonatal
Entry term(s) ictericia del recien nacido
ictericia fisiológica del recien nacido
ictericia grave del neonato
ictericia grave del recien nacido
ictericia neonatal fisiológica
ictericia neonatal grave
ictericia neonatal severa
icterus gravis neonatorum
Scope note: Hiperbilirrubinemia no conjugada, transitoria, que aparece entre el segundo a quinto día de vida, debido a un déficit de la enzima hepática GLUCURONOSILTRANSFERASA, necesaria para la degradación de la BILIRRUBINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Icterícia Neonatal
Descriptor French: Ictère néonatal
Entry term(s): Icterus Gravis Neonatorum
Jaundice, Physiological Neonatal
Neonatal Jaundice
Neonatal Jaundice, Physiological
Physiological Neonatal Jaundice
Severe Jaundice in Neonate
Severe Jaundice in Newborn
Tree number(s): C16.614.451.500
C23.550.429.249.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007567
Scope note: Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.
Annotation: check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1966; for ICTERUS GRAVIS NEONATORUM see ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETAL 1975-2005
History Note: 1966; for ICTERUS GRAVIS NEONATORUM use ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETAL 1975-2005
Related: Erythroblastosis, Fetal MeSH
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal MeSH
DeCS ID: 7737
Unique ID: D007567
NLM Classification: WS 421
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Jaundice, Neonatal - Preferred
Concept UI M0011824
Scope note Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.
Preferred term Jaundice, Neonatal
Entry term(s) Neonatal Jaundice
Physiological Neonatal Jaundice - Narrower
Concept UI M0480992
Preferred term Physiological Neonatal Jaundice
Entry term(s) Jaundice, Physiological Neonatal
Neonatal Jaundice, Physiological
Severe Jaundice in Newborn - Narrower
Concept UI M0481200
Preferred term Severe Jaundice in Newborn
Entry term(s) Icterus Gravis Neonatorum
Severe Jaundice in Neonate



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