Procedimiento

La ictericia neonatal es un problema común que afecta a los niños al nacer. Se produce porque el hígado del neonato no puede eliminar la bilirrubina, un producto de la degradación de las células sanguíneas. La ictericia neonatal por lo general es un trastorno leve y auto-limitante. El tratamiento más común es la exposición a la luz ultravioleta, colocando al niño bajo una lámpara ultravioleta durante unas horas cada día. La luz ultravioleta descompone la bilirrubina de manera que el hígado del bebé la pueda procesar y excretar.

Fecha de revisión: 5/10/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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