Why are baby's eyes yellow?

The healthy growth of children is what every family hopes for the most, especially during infancy. At this time, children’s resistance is limited and any disease may cause more serious effects. Therefore, when many children have yellow eyes, their parents are very worried and concerned about the possible causes of the disease. So, what is the reason for yellow eyes in babies? Let’s take a closer look at the specific causes.

Infant jaundice refers to a disease in which the skin and eyes turn yellow: a disease in which the skin, eyes, and urine of an infant turn yellow 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 occurs on the third day after birth.

Jaundice is discovered in children 24 hours after birth and can disappear naturally within 14 days. 50% of normally born children will have physiological jaundice. For premature infants, 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.

This is not the case with pathological jaundice, which 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.

The above is an introduction to what causes yellow eyes in babies. I hope it will be helpful to parents. There are many factors that cause yellow eyes in babies. Generally, it is mainly caused by jaundice in infants. It also needs to be judged in combination with other symptoms. It is best to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment, so as to more accurately help the child get rid of abnormal injuries.