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The term jaundice originated from the French jaune, which means “yellow.” Jaundice, or icterus (from the Greek ikteros ), refers to the yellow discoloration of the skin, sclerae, and other tissues caused by deposition of the bile pigment bilirubin. Jaundice…
Introduction * URL referenced in this chapter includes: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), . Elevation of the serum bilirubin level is a common, if not universal, finding during the first week of life and has been reviewed elsewhere.…