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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Physiological yellowing of the skin in 50-90% of newborns on the 2nd to 4th day of life until the 2nd week of life. The bilirubin level does not normally exceed 15 mg%. S.a.u. Icterus neonatorum gravis.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
- Functional hepatic immaturity: deficiency of glucuronyltransferase, which converts the indirect to the water-soluble direct bilirubin
- Reduction of erythrocytes in newborns.
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