The cause of the newborn baby's yellow face

Every parent is very concerned about the health of their newborn baby and wants their baby to be healthier so as not to affect the child's normal development. Therefore, when many families find that their baby has a yellow face, they want to fully understand the cause. The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a comprehensive understanding.

(I) Medical history 1. Time of onset of jaundice: For patients with common jaundice within 24 hours, neonatal hemolytic disease should be considered first, followed by congenital infections such as CMV; for patients with 2 to 3 days, physiological jaundice is the most common, and ABO hemolytic disease should also be excluded; for patients with 4 to 7 days, sepsis and breast milk jaundice are more common; for patients with jaundice after 7 days, sepsis, neonatal pneumonia, biliary atresia, breast milk jaundice, etc. are all possible.

2. Jaundice develops rapidly, especially neonatal hemolytic disease, followed by sepsis. Neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia develop slowly and last longer.

3. The color of stool and urine: Very light or grayish white stool and dark urine indicate neonatal hepatitis or biliary atresia.

4. Family history: Patients with favism in their family should consider whether they have G6PD deficiency; patients whose parents have hepatitis should rule out hepatitis.

5. Pregnancy history, delivery history (premature rupture of membranes and prolonged labor indicate intrapartum infection), mother’s medication history before delivery, etc.

(II) Clinical symptoms:

1. Physiological jaundice is light yellow in mild cases and is limited to the face and neck, or spreads to the trunk. The sclera may also be yellow. It will subside after 2 to 3 days, and the skin color will return to normal on the 5th to 6th day. In severe cases, the jaundice will spread to the head first and then the feet, and the vomitus and cerebrospinal fluid may also be yellow. It may last for more than 1 week, especially for some premature infants, which may last up to 4 weeks. Their stool is still yellow and there is no bilirubin in the urine.

2. The color of jaundice is light pink in mild cases and darker in severe cases, but the skin is rosy with red in yellow.

3. Jaundice is mostly found on the trunk, sclera and proximal limbs, usually not exceeding the elbows and knees.

4. The newborn is in general good condition, has no anemia, no hepatosplenomegaly, normal liver function, and no kernicterus.

5. Physiological jaundice is more common in premature infants than in full-term infants, and may appear slightly later by 1 to 2 days. The jaundice is more severe and disappears later, which may last up to 2 to 4 weeks.

The above is a comprehensive introduction to the causes of yellow complexion in newborn babies. After fully understanding the causes of yellowing, in order to quickly change the baby's yellow complexion and improve it as soon as possible through treatment, you must have a comprehensive understanding of the causes introduced above. Once you understand the causes and treat them with the correct methods, you can change the baby's yellow complexion as soon as possible.