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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1969;12(9):507-512. Published online September 30, 1969.

Clinical and Hematological Observation of Pathological Jaundice in Neonatal Period

H.S. Rhee¹, Y.I. Yoon¹, Y.J. Cho¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Med., Ewha Womans University

Abstract

The blowing is the results of comparative observation of 164 cases of pathological jaundice out of 4,954 newborn infants at the delivery room of Ewha Womans University Hospital during the period from September, 1964 to August, 1967. 1.There was no critical defference in clinical course of pathological jaundice from the observational results of others. 2. 6.2% (100 out of 2,572) of male infants and 3. 8% (64 out of 2,382) of female infants were pathological jaundice. 3. The frequency of occurance of pathological jaundice is much higher in cases of prematurely babies, 18.1% (109 out of 594) than in those of full term babies, 1.3% (55 out of 4. 360). 4.In terms of hematological findings, O-A incompatibility was shown 42.1% 16 of 38 hemolytic jaundice cases, and O-B incompatibility 31%, 12 cases. The cases of ABO incompatibility were frequent ones. And the 38 cases show 10% increase of reticulocytes. 5.Steroid hormone was additionally used for less than a week out of 164 cases consequently it was found that jaundice disappearance occurred in 18 cases with steroid hormone therapy from the second day, while other cases remained same. 6. More than 95% (6 out of 8) of the dead babies were prematurity ones: this implies that prematurity is a crucial factor for death.

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