National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Neonatal Jaundice
Synonyms

Neonatal Jaundice

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.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99246

ALT_DEFINITION

Yellow coloring of skin, mucous membranes and eyes due to hyperbilirubinemia that appears during the first 28 days of life.

code

C99246

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99147

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118466

Contributing_Source

NICHD

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.

FULL_SYN

Neonatal Jaundice

label

Neonatal Jaundice

Preferred_Name

Neonatal Jaundice

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C99246

Semantic_Type

Finding

UMLS_CUI

C1968764

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3143

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