Cureus | Neonatal Cholestasis: The Changing Etiological Spectrum in Pakistani Children
Objectives: To determine the frequency of clinical presentation and laboratory profile in the diagnosis of the etiological spectrum of neonatal cholestasis. Material and methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, we recruited children who presented with jaundice and direct hyperbilirubinemia with onset in the first three months of life. The study was conducted between April 2019 to March 2021 (24 months) at the Government Lady Reading Hospital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The diagnosis was based on history and clinical findings that included jaundice, stool color, it...
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