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Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia due to polycythaemia

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Link to WHO Definition

Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia due to polycythaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2014691776

A condition characterised as an increased level of bilirubin above 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) which manifests as yellowing of the eyes, skin, and other tissues of a newborn due to the presence of a disease state in which the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells increases.