Physiologic jaundice in the Nigerian neonate.
In the course of a systemic study of physiologic hyperbilirubinaemia, 200 Nigerian newborn infants were evaluated daily over a 12-day period. The pre-term and post-term neonates exhibited a distinct biphasic pattern of hyperbilirubinaemia. Mean peak bilirubin levels of 8.20 mg/dl for the pre-term, 7.15 mg/dl for the post-term and 8.34 for the term were attained on the fourth, third and fifth days, respectively. Term small for gestational age neonates experienced mean peak bilirubin levels of 7.02 mg/dl at the age of 4 days and maintained a sustained elevation for as long as the last day of the study. Higher values of physiologic hyperbilirubinaemia are observed in this study than has been reported for American neonates.
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Department of Child Health, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria.
Omene
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Scott-Emuakpor
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D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D007233:Infant, Postmature / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria
D001663:Bilirubin