Mubarak Ali.
A clinical study of neonatal jaundice at Nishtar Hospital, Multan.
Pak J Pathol Jan ;10(3):87-90.

A study of 50 cases of significant hyperbilirubinemia (12 mg/dl) carried out at the neonatal Unit of paediatric Department, Nishtar Hospital, Mullan from March 1994 to February 1995 revealed that in more than one fourth of cases (28%) no cause could be identified despite detailed investigations. The same percentage (28%) of case were due to hemolytic causes. On the basis of 3 variables i.e. peak serum bilirubin level, age of attaining the peak level and phototherapy these causes were divided into 3 groups (a) Group-I (mild) comprising of idiopathic group and cephalhaematoma required observation and occasional phototherapy for minimum period, (b) group-II (moderate) constituted by sepsis and prematurity required earlier and significantly prolonged phototherapy and at times exchange blood transfusion (EBT) also, and (c) group-III (severe) comprised of Rh isoimmunization. ABO-isoimmunization and G6PD deficiency were managed with significantly prolonged phototherapy started at the younger age and many EBTs.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com