Should You Do a Lumbar Puncture in This Jaundiced Baby? | Neonatal Hepatitis Case

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https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e4zCZ336vu0/mqdefault.jpg 05/26/2026 05:26:43 A 3½-month-old boy with jaundice since Day 3 of life now presents with fever, bloody stools, a swollen thigh, tense fontanelle, and decerebrate posturing. Neonatal hepatitis with liver failure — but is meningitis or intracranial bleed the culprit? Should you do an LP?

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Should You Do a Lumbar Puncture in This Jaundiced Baby? | Neonatal Hepatitis Case

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A 3½-month-old boy with jaundice since Day 3 of life now presents with fever, bloody stools, a swollen thigh, tense fontanelle, and decerebrate posturing. Neonatal hepatitis with liver failure — but is meningitis or intracranial bleed the culprit? Should you do an LP?

Read full case on: https://www.pediatriconcall.com/diagnosis-dilemma/new/neonatal-hepatitis/234

PEDIATRIC ONCALL is the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and education tool with an extensive network of doctors as registered members.

#NeonatalHepatitis #PediatricCases #DiagnosticDilemma #NeonatalJaundice #LumbarPuncture #HepaticEncephalopathy #PedsEd #NeonatologyTeaching #PediatricEmergency #ClinicalPearls #MedicalEducation #Neonatology #PedsNeurology #MedStudents #Pediatrics #MedTwitter #YoutubeShorts #MedSchool #ClinicalCase #IntracranialBleed
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