Hyperbilirubinemia Benign

Benign hyperbilirubinemia is a condition in which the level of bilirubin in the blood is higher than normal, but does not cause serious complications.

Causes

The main causes of benign hyperbilirubinemia:

1. Physiological jaundice of newborns. This is a normal phenomenon associated with the immaturity of the liver and enzyme systems in infants.

2. Gilbert's hyperbilirubinemia is a hereditary disease in which the uptake and elimination of bilirubin by the liver is impaired.

3. Hemolytic anemia - the destruction of red blood cells leads to an increased release of bilirubin.

4. Disorders of the liver and bile ducts.

Symptoms

1. Yellowness of the skin and sclera of the eyes of varying degrees.

2. Dark urine and light stool.

3. In newborns - lethargy, loss of appetite.

Treatment

Benign hyperbilirubinemia usually does not require treatment. Phototherapy is used in newborns. In other cases, the underlying disease that caused hyperbilirubinemia is treated.

Thus, benign hyperbilirubinemia is a harmless condition that does not cause harm if properly managed and monitored.

Hyperbilirubinemia is a group of syndromes characterized by an increase in the concentration of bilirubin in the blood serum. Among the causes of hyperbilirubine mania are: increased destruction of red blood cells during hemolysis, decreased supply due to a decrease in the number of circulating red blood cells; intracellular cholestasis.