Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to polycythaemia

A condition characterized as an increased level of bilirubin above 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) which manifests as yellowing of the eyes, skin, and other tissues of a Newborn due to the presence of a disease state in which the proportion of Blood volume that is occupied by red blood Cells increases.

Causes

  • Erythrocytosis (disorder)

    • Signs & Symptoms

  • Jaundice (finding)

    • Also Known As

  • Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia secondary to polycythaemia

    • Related ICD 10 COde

    ICD 10 Code P58.3

    7945 0.563287973404