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What Causes Elevated Bilirubin Level In Urine Of A Child?

Hi, my 5yr old girl is showing unusually high belirubin level in her urine. What could be the cause of this? She had all the shuts for hepatitis A and B. Dr. asked me to take her for blood testing which I will do today. But I am really worried now...
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
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In case of jaundice(raised bilirubin)it gets excreted in the urine which produces high color of urine.This is not a matter of worry as it gets improved as the jaundice decreases.

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What Causes Elevated Bilirubin Level In Urine Of A Child?

Hello In case of jaundice(raised bilirubin)it gets excreted in the urine which produces high color of urine.This is not a matter of worry as it gets improved as the jaundice decreases. Regards