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Existuje několik druhů virové hepatitidy a označují se písmeny A — E.
Neonatal jaundice Jaundice is one of the most common conditions requiring medical attention in newborn babies.
This type is created when hemoglobin from red blood cells is broken down, bound to a protein in the blood called albumin, and transported to the liver.
If the liver's function is impaired or when biliary drainage is blocked, some of the conjugated bilirubin leaks out of the hepatocytes and appears in the urine, turning it dark amber.
Once in the liver, glucuronic acid is added to unconjugated bilirubin by the enzyme glucuronyl transferase.