Hyperbiliverdinemia in the bronze baby syndrome.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1987
Abstract
The bronze baby syndrome is an unusual complication of phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in the neonate. The pigment or pigments responsible for the discoloration in this syndrome have not yet been identified. Suspected pigments include photodegradation products of bilirubin and copper-porphyrins. We present here the case of a neonate with bronze baby syndrome whose serum had increased spectral absorbance in the region of maximum absorbance for biliverdin. We suggest that biliverdin pigments may also contribute to the "bronze" color associated with this syndrome.
Volume
16
Issue
1 Pt 2
First Page
172
Last Page
177
ISSN
0190-9622
Published In/Presented At
Purcell, S. M., Wians, F. H., Jr, Ackerman, N. B., Jr, & Davis, B. M. (1987). Hyperbiliverdinemia in the bronze baby syndrome. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 16(1 Pt 2), 172–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0190-9622(87)80056-7
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3819048
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article