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Ictericia del recién nacido - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Ictericia del neonato; Hiperbilirrubinemia neonatal; Luces azules especiales y la ictericia

Síntomas:

El síntoma principal es un color amarillento de la piel que se ve mejor justo después de presionar suavemente un dedo sobre ésta. El color algunas veces empieza en la cara y luego baja hasta el pecho, el área ventral, las piernas y las plantas de los pies.

Algunas veces, los bebés con ictericia significativa tienen cansancio extremo y mala alimentación.

Signos y exámenes:

Los médicos, el personal de enfermería y los miembros de la familia vigilarán en busca de signos de ictericia en el hospital y después de que el recién nacido se vaya para la casa.

A cualquier bebé que parezca tener ictericia se le deben medir los niveles de bilirrubina inmediatamente. Esto puede hacerse con un examen de sangre.

Muchos hospitales revisan los niveles de bilirrubina total en todos los bebés más o menos a las 24 horas de nacidos. Los hospitales usan sondas que pueden calcular el nivel de bilirrubina simplemente tocando la piel. Es necesario confirmar las lecturas altas con exámenes de sangre.

Los exámenes que probablemente se lleven a cabo son:

  • Hemograma o conteo sanguíneo completo.
  • Prueba de Coomb.
  • Conteo de reticulocitos.

Se pueden necesitar pruebas adicionales para los bebés que necesiten tratamiento o cuyos niveles de bilirrubina total estén elevándose más rápidamente de lo esperado.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/12/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation. Pediatrics. 2004;114:297-316.

Mercier CE, Barry SE, Paul K, et al. Improving newborn preventive services at the birth hospitalization: a collaborative, hospital-based quality-improvement project. Pediatrics. 2007;120:481-488.

Moerschel SK, Cianciaruso LB, Tracy LR. A practical approach to neonatal jaundice. Am Fam Physician. 2008;77:1255-1262.

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