What is the disease that causes yellow eyes in children?

For many new mothers, they don’t know much about the baby right after it is born, so there are always some shortcomings in taking care of the baby. When they see that the baby’s eyes are a little yellow, they feel very scared and worried, and want to know what disease the yellow eyes of the child are caused by. In fact, this is most likely caused by jaundice.

1. Infant jaundice refers to a disease in which the skin and eyes turn yellow. It is a disease characterized by yellow skin, eyes, and urine in infants after birth. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it fetal jaundice. Neonatal jaundice can be true or false. True jaundice refers to pathological jaundice. Pseudojaundice refers specifically to physiological jaundice in children and does not require treatment. Physiological jaundice usually appears on the third day after birth.

2. Jaundice is found in children 24 hours after birth and can disappear naturally within 14 days. 50% of normally born children will have physiological jaundice. For premature babies, the incidence of physiological jaundice is higher, usually first seen on the face, neck, and then spread to the chest, abdomen and limbs. The cause of physiological jaundice is related to the metabolism of bilirubin in the child's body after birth.

3. Pathological jaundice is different. It is caused by various causes. In severe cases, it may endanger the life of children. Neonatal hemolytic disease is the most common jaundice disease, causing anemia, edema, hepatosplenomegaly, and hyperbilirubinemia. It is caused by the incompatibility of blood types between the newborn and the mother, which leads to the destruction of fetal red blood cell aggregation and hemolysis. The most common treatment is exchange transfusion.

In short, there are many different types of neonatal jaundice, and parents should observe closely. For those whose skin yellowing occurs prematurely or does not subside over time, or whose jaundice gradually worsens, special attention should be paid and medical treatment should be sought promptly. When an infant develops jaundice, it is also important to observe the child's spirit, breathing, feeding, stool color, etc., so as to detect pathological jaundice early and provide early treatment.