What symptom does child jaundice have?

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Jaundice is a common sign and symptom of human body. For just born infants, jaundice is a very common phenomenon. Many babies are forced to be hospitalized because of jaundice after birth. So what symptom does child jaundice have? Let's talk about it.

What symptom does child jaundice have?

Symptom 1: the face and neck of patients with mild physiological jaundice will turn pale yellow, which may also affect the trunk, sclera will also turn yellow, and it will slowly fade after 3 days, and the skin of children will return to normal color within a week. In severe cases, the head turns yellow first and then spreads to the whole body. In addition, the cerebrospinal fluid and vomit of the children can also turn yellow for as long as one week. In some preterm infants, it will last for four weeks, the feces will turn yellow, and there is no bilirubin in the urine.

Symptom 2: once the child has persistent jaundice, the skin and sclera and other tissues will also turn yellow. As the jaundice becomes more and more serious, the urine, tears, sputum and sweat of the child will also turn yellow, and only saliva will not change color. At the same time, children will also cause gastrointestinal symptoms, often causing abdominal pain, loss of appetite and diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and other symptoms. After that, the children will continue to suffer from symptoms of bile salinemia, such as pruritus, steatorrhea, night blindness and bradycardia, which will bring serious harm to the health of the children.

Symptom 3: the physiological jaundice of term infants appears on the 2nd-3rd day after birth, the skin is light yellow, the sclera (white eyes) is mainly blue, and the urine is slightly yellow but does not stain the diaper. It is the most yellow on the 4TH-5TH day, and subsides in the 2nd-3rd week. The liver function is normal and the serum unconjugated bilirubin increases. Premature physiological jaundice will appear earlier, higher, longer duration, about to the full moon to subside.

matters needing attention

For infants with high jaundice, they are basically treated by light therapy. However, in the process of treatment, we must use a black eye mask to protect the baby's eyes, and anus and perineum and other parts need to be covered with diapers, and other parts of the body must be exposed.