Kawasaki disease (KD), which is also known as cutaneous mucosal lymph node syndrome, is an acute, self-limiting, necrotizing vasculitis with unclear cause that primarily affects small- and medium-size...
A woman in her 70s presented with painless jaundice and index biopsy of a common bile duct (CBD) mass obtained by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was suspicious for malignant peripheral...
We report a case of a 22-year-old woman who presented with recurrent episodes of quadriparesis, often accompanied by jaundice. Neurologic examination showed symmetrical proximal predominant quadripare...
Jaundice is a significant health issue in Bangladesh. Many patients choose traditional medicine (TM) over conventional medicine (CM) for treating jaundice. This study aimed to identify and analyze the...
This cross-sectional study used a mixed-methods approach. Two focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 16 participants (8 per group) who had experience of using traditional medicine for jaun...
The study found that 62% of participants favored TM for jaundice treatment. The scalp and hand cleansing rituals (46%), herbal remedies (37%), garlanding (23%), and use of talismans or amulets (21%) w...
The study reveals that both push and pull factors influence jaundiced patients in Bangladesh to choose TM over CM, with decisions shaped by personal, socioeconomic, and geographical factors....
Phototherapy converts lipophilic unconjugated bilirubin to hydrophilic bilirubin photoisomers, such as lumirubin. We comparatively used a blue light-emitting diode (LED) and a green fluorescent lamp (...
Neonatal jaundice might result brain insults. Both autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are developmental disorders, which might result from early brain...
This retrospective nationwide population cohort study was based on a nationally representative database of Taiwan, and neonates born from 2004 to 2010 were enrolled. All eligible infants were divided ...
In total, 118,222 infants with neonatal jaundice were enrolled, including diagnosed only (7260), simple phototherapy (82,990), intensive phototherapy or BET (27,972 infants). The cumulative incidences...
Neonatal jaundice correlated with the ASD and ADHD. The associations were significant in infants of both sexes and with birth weights larger than 2500 grams....
Stool color (SC) for monitoring prednisolone use in biliary atresia (BA) patients after laparoscopic portoenterostomy (LPE) was reviewed....
Subjects were 47 post-LPE BA patients given a reducing dose course of intravenous prednisolone. The course started at 4 mg/kg/day and gradually reduced, ultimately reaching a final total dose (TD) of ...
JC was achieved in 38/47 (80.9%) LPE cases and 4/6 redos to give an overall JC rate (JCR) of 42/47 (89.4%). Outcomes after one course (n = 5; JCR: 80.0%; median TD: 30.0 mg/kg, interquartile range [IQ...
Indications for repeat prednisolone and timing of redo/LTx based on SC monitoring appeared effective based on high JCR and successful redo/LTx....
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Cholestasis is characterized by the accumulation of bile in the liver or biliary system due to obstruction or impaired flow, necessitating lipid profiling to assess lipid metabolism abnormalities. Int...
This study aimed to evaluate the consistency of the homogeneous assay and the Friedewald formula in detecting LDL-C levels and identify factors influencing LDL-C test results in intrahepatic patients ...
Retrospective analysis of laboratory data was conducted on intrahepatic cholestatic patients. Correlations between LDL-C values obtained using the homogeneous method (LDL-C(D)) and the Friedewald form...
Compared to patients with intrahepatic cholestasis without jaundice, the correlation between LDL-C(F) and LDL-C(D) was weaker in those with jaundice. Additionally, HDL-C exhibited a strong correlation...
LDL-C measurement reliability is moderately weaker in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis accompanied by jaundice. Elevated levels of the NH-C/B ratio serve as a significant predictor of inaccurate...
The prognostic factors of subsequent liver transplantation (LT) in patients with biliary atresia (BA) who presented with jaundice-free native liver survival were investigated....
This study retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent portoenterostomy (PE) for BA. Patients with jaundice-free native liver survival at 1 year postoperatively were divided into the autologous li...
Among 97 patients with BA, 29 who received LT within 1 year after PE were excluded from the analysis. Further, 48 patients currently living with native liver and 20 who received LT after 1 year postop...
BL can cause different pathologies. Moreover, it is an evident risk factor of subsequent LT in patients with BA who are living with native liver at 1 year after PE....
neonatal jaundice appears in most neonates as "physiological jaundice" in the first few weeks of life; however, pathological jaundice is associated with an increased risk of long-term complications an...
a hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted among 270 neonates in public hospitals of Sidama Region from June 23 to August 8, 2022. We used a pre-tested interviewer-administered questi...
a total of 270 neonates with mothers (90 cases and 180 controls) with a response rate of 100% were included in this study. Factors significantly increased the odds of developing neonatal jaundice were...
in this study multiparty, prolonged duration labor, ABO incompatibility, preterm gestational age, birth asphyxia, and polycythemia were factors that significantly increased the odds of developing neon...
