Case Presentation-Neonatal Jaundice

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CASE PRESENTATION-

PEDIATRICS

MELWIN MABEN
FINAL YEAR, HIMS HASSAN
Name: Baby of Mrs. XYZ
Age: 6 days
Sex: Female
Born on: 6th February 2020
Period of Gestation: 38 weeks
Mode of Delivery: Full Term Normal Vaginal Delivery
Delivered at: HIMS Hassan
Address: Arkalgud, Hassan
Informant: Mother
Education of Mother: PUC
Reliability: Reliable
Socioeconomic status: Class 3 of Modified BG Prasad
Classification
DOE: 12th February 2020
Weight of baby: 2.7 kg
APGAR Score: 1’: 9/10
5’: 10/10
Age of mother : 25 years
Parity : P2 L2
Blood group : Mother : B+
Baby : B+
Father : B+
CHIEF COMPLAINTS
C/o Yellowish discoloration of skin
since 2 days
HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS
• Patient was apparently alright 2 days ago when
mother noticed yellowish discolouration of skin
and eyes which progressed from initially
involving only face to now till umbilicus
• It was associated with lethargy, and decreased
feeding, decreased passage of urine with
inconsolable cry
• There are no aggravating and reliving factor
No H/oclay coloured stools and dark staining urine
No H/o admission to NICU, trauma, seizure, high
pitched Cry , poor sucking
No/H/o - vomiting, delayed passage of meconium
or urine or passage of clay coloured stool
No H/o Respiratory Difficulty
No H/o diarrhoea
No H/o fever
ANTENATAL HISTORY
• 1st Trimester
• Birth order : 2
• UPT was done
• Pregnancy was confirmed after 2 months of amenorrhea
by USG
• No H/o : fever with rashes ,excessive vomiting, fatigue,
exposure to radiation ,regular intake of drug, burning
micturition ,increased frequency of micturition, bleeding
or leaking per vagina.
• Number of ANC visits: 2
• Scan : dating scan done
• Folic acid taken
• 2nd TRIMESTER
• Quickening : 5TH month of gestation.
NO/H/o headache, fever with rashes, giddiness,
swelling in the lower limbs which doesn’t subside
with rest, blurring of vision, bleeding or leaking
Per vagina, pain abdomen.
• Number of ANC VISITS : 2
• SCAN : Anomaly scan done and was normal
• Iron and calcium supplements taken
• dT Vaccine taken: Booster Dose
• 3rd TRIMESTER
• Foetal movement well perceived
No H/o bleeding Per vagina ,leaking per vagina ,
foul smelling discharge per vagina, pain abdomen,
swelling in the lower limbs which doesn’t subside
with rest, burning micturition ,increased frequency
of micturition.
• Iron and calcium tablets taken
• Scan done and was found normal
Total Weight gain during pregnancy : 12 kg
NATAL HISTORY
• DATE OF DELIVERY: 6th February 2020
• Place of delivery : HIMS, Hassan
• Normal Full Term Vaginal Delivery
• A live female baby weighing 2.7kgs was
delivered
NEO-NATAL HISTORY
• Baby CRIED IMMEDIATELY after birth
• No H/o NICU ADIMISSION
• BREASTFEEDING INITIATED WITHIN ½ AN HR OF
DELIVERY
• No H/o any yellowish discolouration of skin and
mucous membrane
• No H/o delayed passage of meconium ,urine or
any diagnosis of congenital anomaly
FEEDING HISTORY
• Breastfeeding initiated within ½ an hour after
delivery
• Number of times during day – on demand
• During night – 2
• No supplementary feeding
• Used to pass urine – 4 to 5 times / day
• Stool – 3 to 4 times / day
• Baby sleeps for about 1 hour after feeds and
wakes up crying
IMMUNIZATION HISTORY
• At Birth BCG, OPV and Hep B were given
FAMILY HISTORY
• NO/H/O haemolytic disease, liver disease,
disease of gall bladder , hereditary disease in
the family

4 years
SUMMARY
A 6 day old term baby girl of birth order 2 belonging
to Class 3 of BG Prasad Classification who is
exclusively breastfed and immunised till date , born
to parents of a non consanguineous marriage by
normal vaginal delivery with complaints of
yellowish discolouration of skin since 2 days
associated with lethargy , decreased urine output
and decrease in appetite. There is no History of
fever, vomitting, diarrhoea, clay coloured stools,
high pitched cry, seizures, abnormal posture. It is
probably a case of Physiological Jaundice.
GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
• Posture / attitude :
• Ventral : Complete lack of head control
• Straight back with elbow and knees
flexed and slight extension at hip
• Prone : Head turned to one side
• Pelvis high
• Supine: Asymmetric tonic neck reflex present
• When pulled to sit, complete head lag present
• Activity decreased
VITALS

• Temperature : 98 F
• Heart rate : 142 pulsations / min
• Respiratory rate : 42 cycles / min
• Pulses are well felt and regular
• CAPILLARY FILLING TIME : Aproxx 3 sec
• Pallor : Not present
• Icterus : Present ( Kramer’s zone II)
• Cyanosis : Not present
• Oedema : Not present
ANTHROPOMETRY:
• Birth weight : 2.7 kg
• Length : 50 cm
• Head circumference : 34 cm
• Chest circumference : 32.5cm
• The above parameters are appropriate for
gestational age
HEAD TO TOE EXAMINATION
Head : Normal
Moulding : Not present
Caput succedaneum : Not present
Cephal hematoma : Not present
Anterior and posterior fontanelle :
Slightly sunken
Any bruises : Not present
Face : Yellowish Discolouration present
Dysmorphic facies : Not present
Eyes : Yellowish Discolouration present
Nose : Normal
Chest : Yellowish discolouration present ( till
umbilicus)
Umbilical cord and umbilicus: central , no
discharge seen
Genitals normal
Extremities-limbs , digits, palm, sole : no icterus or
pallor present
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION
• PER ABDOMEN EXAMINATION
• INSPECTION
• Non distended
• Umbilicus : central
• Umbilicus stump :no discharge seen
• Corresponding quadrant moves equally with
respiration
• No dilated veins , scars
• Hernial orifices normal
• Genitalia : normal
• PALPATION
• No local rise of temperature
• No tenderness
• No palpable mass

• PERCUSSION : no organomegaly

• AUSCULTATION : bowel sound heard


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Normal Vesicular Breath Sounds heard
No crepitions, ronchi or other abnormal sounds
Bilateral air entry present

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
S1 and S2 sounds heard, no murmurs

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM


All Cranial Nerves are normal on examination
Tone of muscles is normal

MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAMINATION
Ortolani and Barlow test were done , no abnormalities
detected
Reflexes:
• Rooting : Present
• Sucking : Present
• Moro’s : Present
• Asymmetric tonic neck reflex : Present
• Steeping : Present
• Deep Tendon reflexes are normal
DIAGNOSIS

• 6 day old term single female neonate who is


appropriate for Gestational Age with Birth
weight of 2.7 kg with Neonatal Jaundice
probably a case of breast feeding jaundice.

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