Crigler-Najjar syndrome: treatment at home with phototherapy.
An infant became jaundiced in the neonatal period. The serum bilirubin failed to fall with phototherapy. A diagnosis of Crigler Najjar type 1 syndrome was made by exclusion and confirmed by liver biopsy. The infant has been successfully treated at home with phototherapy. Liver transplantation remains a therapeutic option.
O'Reilly
C
C
Department of Paediatrics, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
Dixon
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R
D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D003414:Crigler-Najjar Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006933:Hyperbilirubinemia, Hereditary / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D010789:Phototherapy
D001663:Bilirubin