Phenobarbital following phototherapy for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II with good fetal outcome: a case report.
In the presence of severe hyperbilirubinemia in Crigler-Najjar syndrome Type II, a fetus is at risk for kernicterus. A 34-year-old woman, gravida 4, para 1, with Crigler-Najjar syndrome Type II was treated with phenobarbital administration following phototherapy during each of 2 pregnancies. Both infants were healthy and developed normally.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakuai Hospital, Yonago, Japan.
Katagiri
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Ikeno
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Takahashi
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Nagata
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Terakawa
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D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003414:Crigler-Najjar Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010789:Phototherapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010634:Phenobarbital