title: Phenobarbital following phototherapy for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II with good fetal outcome: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakuai Hospital, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Terakawa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010634:Phenobarbital