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Transient familial hyperbilirubinemia

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Alternative Names:

Lucey-Driscol syndrome

Treatment:

Phototherapy with blue light is used to treat the high level of bilirubin. An exchange transfusion is sometimes necessary.

Expectations (prognosis):

Babies who are treated can have a good outcome. If the condition is not treated, severe complications develop. This disorder tends to improve with time.

Complications:

Death or severe neurological deficits can occur if the condition is not treated.

Calling your health care provider:

Although this problem would most likely be noted immediately after delivery, call your doctor if you notice your baby's skin turning yellow. There are other causes for jaundice in the newborn that are easily treated.

• Review Date: 7/25/2007
• Reviewed By: Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospitalof Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.

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