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Infant, Newborn , Pregnancy in Diabetics , Adolescent , Adult , Birth Weight , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Infant , Male , Maternal Age , Pregnancy , RiskSubject(s)
Twins, Conjoined/pathology , Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid , Adult , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Pregnancy , Prenatal Diagnosis , Twins, Conjoined/embryologySubject(s)
Adams-Stokes Syndrome/congenital , Heart Block/congenital , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Pregnancy Complications , Adams-Stokes Syndrome/complications , Adult , Female , Heart Block/complications , Heart Failure/congenital , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Maternal-Fetal Exchange , PregnancySubject(s)
Galactosemias , Galactosemias/diagnosis , Galactosemias/pathology , Galactosemias/therapy , Humans , Infant , MaleSubject(s)
Abnormalities, Multiple/diagnosis , Adult , Ear/abnormalities , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Skull/abnormalities , SyndromeSubject(s)
Infant Mortality , China , Humans , India , Infant, Low Birth Weight , Infant, Newborn , Malaysia , SingaporeABSTRACT
Two groups of 'healthy' full-term infants with hyperbilirubinemia exposed to phototherapy for 72 h demonstrated no significant change in serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), isocitric dehydrogenase (SICD), alkaline phosphatase (SAP), heat stable alkaline phosphatase (HSAP), total protein and albumin values; these values were similar to those of a comparable group of control infants without hyperbilirubinemia. The bilirubin levels, however, decreased significantly during this period. In a separate group of full-term infants with hyperbilirubinemia, the bromsulphalein (BSP) test before and after 72 h of phototherapy also demonstrated no signficant alteration; the results were comparable to a control group of infants. Phototherapy, even for a duration of 72 h apparently does not seem to affect liver function in infants with hyperbilirubinemia.