loading...| Preferred Name |
Neonatal Jaundice |
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| Synonyms |
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| Definitions |
Jaundice that appears during the neonatal period. In the majority of cases, it appears in the first week of life and is classified as physiologic due to accelerated destruction of erythrocytes and liver immaturity. In a minority of cases it is classified as non-physiologic, appearing in the first twenty four hours after birth, and is associated with underlying diseases including hemolytic disorders, polycythemia, and cephalohematoma. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C99246 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Yellow coloring of skin, mucous membranes and eyes due to hyperbilirubinemia that appears during the first 28 days of life. |
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| code |
C99246 |
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| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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| definition |
Jaundice that appears during the neonatal period. In the majority of cases, it appears in the first week of life and is classified as physiologic due to accelerated destruction of erythrocytes and liver immaturity. In a minority of cases it is classified as non-physiologic, appearing in the first twenty four hours after birth, and is associated with underlying diseases including hemolytic disorders, polycythemia, and cephalohematoma. |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C90259 |
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| label |
Neonatal Jaundice |
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| Preferred_Name |
Neonatal Jaundice |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C99246 |
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| prefLabel |
Neonatal Jaundice |
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| Semantic_Type |
Finding |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C1968764 |
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| subClassOf |