Assignment Task:
A 9-month-old child presents to the clinic with yellow discoloration of the skin. The discoloration was first noted 3 weeks ago. It began in the nasal region and gradually became generalized. There has been no change in stool or urine color. The child is breastfed and is eating a variety of pureed and table foods. Growth and development are normal. Examination is normal except for generalized yellowish discoloration of the skin, most pronounced at the palms, soles, nasal tip, and nasolabial folds. Sclerae are white. There is no organomegaly. The child is bright and alert. What is the correct diagnosis? Need Assignment Help? A. Hemolytic anemia B. Neonatal hepatitis C. Physiologic jaundice of newborn D. Carotenemia