Preferred Label : Kernicterus due to isoimmunization;
ICD-11 definition : A condition characterized as a dysfunction of the brain due to increased levels of
bilirubin on the serum resulting in bilirubin build-up in the grey matter of the central
nervous system caused by the transmission of IgG antibodies against the Rhesus factor
of blood from the mother to the child via the placenta that break-down of the red
blood cells of the fetus.;
Origin ID : 1111245443;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A condition characterized as a dysfunction of the brain due to increased levels of
bilirubin on the serum resulting in bilirubin build-up in the grey matter of the central
nervous system caused by the transmission of IgG antibodies against the Rhesus factor
of blood from the mother to the child via the placenta that break-down of the red
blood cells of the fetus.
