“Bronze baby” syndrome, a dark bronze discoloration of the skin thought to be related to impaired excretion of photoproducts of bile pigment, may occur with phototherapy in infants with direct hyperbilirubinemia (cholestatic jaundice) and usually resolves gradually within a few weeks after phototherapy is discontinued. The etiology is unknown, and whether the bronze pigments cause neurotoxicity is uncertain.
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