A neonate who is undergoing ultraviolet (UV) phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia may develop a skin burn if certain risk factors are present.
Risk factors for a skin burn in a neonate from UV lights:
(1) failure to use protective plexiglass shield
(2) premature infant
(3) exposure too long
(4) light source too close to skin
(5) concurrent therapy with a phototoxic drug
(6) porphyria
Clinical findings:
(1) skin erythema (first degree burn)
(2) second degree burns (blistering)
Another concern during UV therapy is eye protection.
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Purpose: To identify risk factors for an ultraviolet skin burn in a neonate receiving phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia.
Specialty: Dermatology
Objective: risk factors, adverse effects
ICD-10: L56.9, T88.8,
