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Bronze baby syndrome is due to -

A
Phototherapy
B
Wilson disease
C
Chloramphenicol toxicity
D
Hemochromatosis
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Phototherapy Bronze baby syndrome ? It refers to dark grayish brown discoloration of the skin in infants undergoing phototherapy. Almost all infants observed with this syndrome have had a mixed type of hyperbilirubinemia with significant elevation of direct reacting bilirubin and often with other evidence of obstructive liver disease. Other complications of phototherapy Loose stool o Erythematous macular rash Purpurich rash associated with transient porphyrinemia. o Retinal damage. Increase in environment and body temperature

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