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Prevalence and Incidence of Jaundice

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  1. Jaundice: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Misdiagnosis
  4. Causes
  5. About prevalence and incidence of Jaundice
  6. Jaundice: Introduction

Jaundice Prevalence: Book Excerpts

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    Prevalence/Incidence of Jaundice: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Jaundice.

    Jaundice - Case 15-3: 2-Month-Old Boy: III. Incidence and Epidemiology
    (Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)

    Congenital hypothyroidism has been estimated to occur in about 1 of every 4,000 newborns, and about one third of these infants demonstrate prolonged hyperbilirubinemia. It appears that T4 is necessary to the bilirubin conjugating process. The baby in this case had hypothyroidism and protracted unconjugated bilirubinemia as dominant features of an even rarer endocrinopathy, congenital hypopituitarism. Of note, the hyperbilirubinemia seen in panhypopituitarism can also be cholestatic, particularly when growth hormone or corticotropin (ACTH) deficiencies dominate the pathophysiology.

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    Source: Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas, 2003

    Jaundice - Case 15-4: 6-Week-Old Girl: III. Incidence and Etiology
    (Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)

    Biliary atresia occurs in about 1 in every 10,000 to 15,000 infants worldwide. The disease is characterized by postinflammatory obliteration of some or all of the extrahepatic biliary ducts. The extent of biliary tree involvement varies. If the disease is limited to the distal segment, surgical correction may be possible. Far more common, however, is diffuse involvement of the extrahepatic biliary ducts, for which hepatic portoenterostomy (the Kasai procedure) or liver transplantation is required.
    The etiology of EHBA remains a mystery. It is presumably caused by an insult, perhaps viral or ischemic, to the developing biliary tree. Not even the timing of the disease onset is clear. Some children with biliary atresia are born with other true congenital anomalies (e.g. malrotation, polysplenia, heart defects). On the other hand, most infants with EHBA have no other malformations and are clinically well until several weeks of age, suggesting a progressive, acquired process with relatively late onset. Likewise, the range of histopathologic findings seen in biliary atresia is heterogeneous. Therefore, it seems likely that multiple etiologies of biliary atresia exist.

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    Source: Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas, 2003

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Jaundice usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Jaundice at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Jaundice refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Jaundice diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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