Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice

Prolonged neonatal jaundice when accompanied with cholestasis needs prompt diagnosis and treatment. Increasing awareness and advent of new diagnostic modalities have helped in identifying a cause for cholestasis now in most babies. Early treatment has far reaching implications in conditions such as EHBA and certain metabolic disorders. A standardized approach to investigations and early management can help in identifying several such disorders causing neonatal cholestasis and help save valuable lives.