A breastfed 2-week-old has prolonged jaundice and pale stools with dark urine. What must be excluded?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Biliary atresia
- Step 1: Pale stools and conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia indicate biliary atresia.
Answer
Biliary atresia.
Why not the others: Physiological jaundice, G6PD deficiency only and Hypothyroidism only do not fit.
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