Timely referral of infants with jaundice: case report.
Family physicians should see all infants between 2 and 4 weeks of age to exclude persistent jaundice. Early identification of infants with jaundice due to liver disease might lead to better outcomes not only for infants with extrahepatic biliary atresia but for all infants with neonatal liver diseases. The case illustrates the consequences of late identification.
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Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D008111:Liver Function Tests