Table 3 Causes and clinical features of hyperbilirubinaemia in newborns enrolled in Enugu state university teaching hospital
Parameter | Number na1 | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|
Causes | ||
ABO incompatibility | 9 | 17.6 |
G6PD deficiencya2 | 6 | 11.8 |
Sepsis | 18 | 35.3 |
Rhesus incompatibility | 1 | 2.0 |
No aetiology seen | 17 | 33.3 |
Clinical features | ||
Fever | 27 | 17.0 |
Convulsion | 11 | 6.9 |
Refusal to suck | 24 | 15.2 |
High pitch cry (shrill cry) | 19 | 11.9 |
Vomiting | 10 | 6.3 |
Neck retraction | 7 | 4.4 |
Floppiness (hypotonic) | 4 | 2.5 |
Stiffness (hypertonic) | 11 | 6.9 |
Depressed reflexes | 39 | 24.5 |
Death (while still on admission) | 7 | 4.4 |