Case Presentation-Neonatal Jaundice
Case Presentation-Neonatal Jaundice
Case Presentation-Neonatal Jaundice
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
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
S1 and S2 sounds heard, no murmurs
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