thea's patient

our patient is, j.v., 2 week old male admitted for the first time at our institution with a chief complaint of jaundice.

on the third day of life, mother noticed that patient had discoloration of the head first, then progressed downward. mother took patient to UST-ERCD where Total bilirubin, B1 and B2 was requested and showed elevated TB, B1 and B2. patient was then admitted to our institution.

on the 1st hospital day, patient was started on phototherapy, blood typing and coombs test was requested. mother and patient has same blood type ruling out ABO blood group incompatibility. hematology referral was done.

diseases to consider for now: RBC morphology defect or RBC enzyme defect.

la lang...

i just found this case interesting. i rarely see any cases interesting anymore. it's always bronchial asthma, pneumonia or hemophilia... or a renal problem. it may sound dorky but i can't wait for the hema referral to come out. i just want to know what the diagnosis might be. this is how my life has come to be...

ang saya no?