asmi
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A child born with jaundice( unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia) and died just after 3 days of birth .What type of jaundice is it ?
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| dxtxpx
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pathological
may be due to hemolytic disease
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| mistral92
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crigler najjar syndrome causing KERNICTERUS "deficit of glucuronyl transferase" causing damage to the basal ganglia and parts of the CNS.
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| asmi
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YES its criggler najjar type I..which is very severe.
type II has intermediate course of severity between type I and gilberts .
gilbert and physiological jaundice...benign
rotor and dubin johnshon..both are conjugated hyperbilirubinemia's and ONLY difference is black pigment in liver in dubin johnson .
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According to e-medicine topic: If left untreated, type 1 CrigglerNajjarSyndrome is uniformly lethal secondary to the development of kernicterus by age 2 years u said the kid died at 3 days of age. I am confused :?
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| asmi
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Crigler najjar type I....death can occur anytime depending on his serum bilirubin levels( unconjugated)..and its effects
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