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Jaundice - Yellow Skin


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Alternate Names : Eyes - Yellow, Icterus, Jaundice, Skin - Yellow, Yellow Skin and Eyes

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Jaundice - Yellow Skin: Prevention

Feed babies frequently and don't let them become dehydrated.

With jaundice, the important thing to prevent is kernicterus -- toxic levels of bilirubin accumulating in the brain. Early identification and treatment of pathologic jaundice will usually prevent kernicterus, whatver the cause of the jaundice.

Beyond this, jaundice is a symptom of other problems that have their own prevention strategies.

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Review Date : 11/26/2003
Reviewed By : Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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