ALLMedicine™ Jaundice Center

Jun 28th, 2022 - Congenital bile acid synthesis defect (BASD) is a rare disease caused by mutations in the aldo-keto reductase 1D1 gene, which encodes the primary Δ4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase enzyme. Early disease diagnosis is critical for early treatment with bil...

Jun 26th, 2022 - The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of delayed cord clamping on bilirubin levels and phototherapy rates in neonates of diabetic mothers. This was a prospective study that enrolled pregnant women without pregnancy complications a...

Jun 26th, 2022 - This study aims to assess delayed versus early umbilical cord clamping in preeclamptic mothers undergoing scheduled caesarean delivery regarding the maternal intra-operative blood loss and neonatal outcomes. A clinical trial was conducted on 62 ne...

Jun 25th, 2022 - There is limited data regarding Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSIS) from India. Moreover, the pathophysiological link between perinatal events and PSIS is unclear. We aim to elucidate the predictors of PSIS among patients with growth horm...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Ductopenia is often regarded as a chronic process where ≥50% of portal tracts lack bile ducts, which is also known as vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS). One etiology is drug-induced liver injury. Cloxacillin, an anti-staphylococcal penicillin, t...

May 1st, 2021 - Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is common in gastroenterology and hepatology practices, and it can have multiple presentations, ranging from asymptomatic elevations in liver biochemistries to hepatocellular or cholestatic jaundice, ...

Nov 21st, 2020 - Delayed umbilical cord clamping appears to be beneficial for term and preterm infants. In term infants, delayed umbilical cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores in the first several months of life, which may ha...

Nov 21st, 2020 - Delayed umbilical cord clamping appears to be beneficial for term and preterm infants. In term infants, delayed umbilical cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores in the first several months of life, which may ha...

May 6th, 2019 - Biliary obstruction is a serious condition that can occur in the setting of both benign and malignant pathologies. In the setting of acute cholangitis, biliary decompression can be lifesaving; for patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherap...

May 6th, 2019 - Jaundice is the end result of myriad causes, which makes the role of imaging in this setting particularly challenging. In the United States, the most common causes of all types of jaundice fall into four categories including hepatitis, alcoholic l...

Jun 9th, 2022 - Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by a build up of bilirubin in the blood, is a common problem in newborn infants. Measurement of total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels is used for clinical decision making. BiliCam is a non-invasive te...

Jun 7th, 2022 - The occurrence of sudden disruption of abdominal wall laparotomy wound is a major disaster and a major psychological trauma to the patient . Acute wound dehiscence is defined as postoperative separation of the abdominal musculoaponeurotic layers w...

Jun 7th, 2022 - Biliary drainage before surgery or chemotherapy is a common practice in patients with neoplastic stenosis of the common bile duct, often required by the presence of clinical conditions such as the onset of cholangitis or severe jaundice. The endos...

May 18th, 2022 - Alcoholic hepatitis carries a risk of high mortality at short term, especially in its severe form. Its diagnosis is confirmed by liver biopsy. The prevalence of alcoholic hepatitis, severe or not severe, is poorly known and prospective data are ne...

May 18th, 2022 - Liver cirrhosis refers to extreme scarring of the liver, resulting in suboptimal function of the liver. It can result from a variety of causes, ranging from hepatitis B and C infection, excessive alcohol consumption, autoimmune causes, fatty liver...

Jun 24th, 2022 - A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides further details on mysterious cases of pediatric hepatitis identified across the United States. While 45% percent of patients have tested positive for adenovirus inf...

Jun 1st, 2022 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Females on the liver transplant waiting list are disadvantaged by the sodium-adjusted Model for End-stage Liver Disease score (MELDNa) currently employed to guide allocation decisions, but a sex-adjusted MELDNa score wo...

May 19th, 2022 - The CDC says 180 children in the United States have been diagnosed with unexplained acute hepatitis, up from 109 cases 2 weeks ago. Most of those newly counted cases were "retrospective" patients, the CDC said in a Wednesday update on the outbreak...

May 3rd, 2022 - Baby formula shortages are increasing across the U.S., and they are expected to continue the rest of the year. Out-of-stock rates for baby formula hit 31% in April, according to recent data from Datasembly, a company that tracks grocery and retail...

Apr 29th, 2022 - Adenovirus was detected in the blood specimens of all nine children with acute hepatitis infection identified in Alabama from October 2021 to February 2022, researchers found. The nine children were 0 to 6 years old and previously healthy, and mos...