Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals. It is caused by the bacteria of the genus Leptospira. Leptospirosis is often referred to as Swineherd’s disease, swamp fever, cane-cutter fever, mud fever, canicola fever, hemorrhagic jaundice, icterohemorrhagic fever, rice-field fever, Stuttgart disease and Weil’s disease. Outbreaks are usually caused by exposure to water ...
With nearly half of full-term babies developing jaundice at birth, it’s a common and typically non-threatening condition. Jaundice occurs when your baby’s liver does not know how to function yet properly, allowing your newborn’s bilirubin levels to elevate as their livers do not fully flush out their systems right away. Babies have a turnover of ...
Also known as icterus, jaundice is also characterized by a yellow discoloration of the skin, the whites of the eyes (sclera) and other tissues as a result of excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood and tissue fluids. Other causes of skin yellowing such as excessive levels of carotene in the blood are distinguishable from ...
Many babies are born with jaundice. It is actually quite common and is usually no reason for alarm. You will most likely be able to tell if your newborn has jaundice because his skin will have a yellowish tinge and the whites of his eyes will also be slightly yellowed. Another way to tell is ...
Biliary Atresia is a term given to describe a rare congenital condition characterized by an abnormality in the fetal liver where all, or part of the bile duct fails to form. The purpose of these bile ducts is to function as a drainage system and remove waste from the liver. This is a rather rare ...
The gallbladder is a small organ located in the upper right section of the abdomen. The gallbladder lies between the liver and small intestines and is connected to both by ducts. The purpose of the gallbladder is to collect bile which is produced in the liver and supply the bile to the small intestines. The ...
Jaundice is the term for a child or adult whose skin has turned yellow. The yellow color is the result of bilirubin, the result of the liver disposing of old, red blood cells, no longer needed by the body. For some people the body can’t process the amount of red blood cells and yellow pigment ...
Jaundice is generally not a serious problem and is normal in babies. Jaundice is caused by the build up of bilirubin after red blood cells are broken down. If jaundice is left untreated, it can create more serious issues. That is why it is important to know the symptoms in your baby. The symptoms of ...
The medical condition known as kernicterus (nuclear jaundice) is caused by excessive staining and damage to certain parts of the brain, particularly the basal ganglia (the nerve center at the base of the brain), the bilirubin, a bile pigment. An amount of jaundice sufficient to cause damage usually appears during the first week of life, ...
Jaundice is not actually a disease, but a condition that is caused by an elevated amount of the bile pigment bilirubin in the blood. The normal bilirubin level in blood serum is between 0.2 and 1.2 mg/dL. If the concentration rises to above 3 mg/dL, jaundice can develop as a yellow discoloration of the skin ...
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