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Neonatal phototherapy for jaundice—a dermatological assessment
Author(s) -
FINDLAY G.H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1987.tb01876.x
Subject(s) - jaundice , medicine , dermatological diseases , dermatology , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery
Summary Brain damage from an excess of unconjugated bilirubin in the blood of the new‐born can possibly be forestalled by promoting its excretion with phototherapy. Sunlight, duly filtered, or an artificial source rich in blue light, is effective, although the latter method is stow. Pigmentation in the epidermis lowers the efficacy of treatment to a point where it may cease to act.