Jaundice can be caused by an infection.
 The major causes of hepatic jaundice are significant damage to hepatocytes due to infectious, drug/medication-induced, autoimmune etiology, or less commonly, due to inheritable genetic diseases
 Pathologic causes of neonatal jaundice include:Formula jaundiceHereditary spherocytosisGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyPyruvate kinase deficiencyABO/Rh blood type autoantibodiesAlpha 1-antitrypsin deficiencyAlagille syndrome (genetic defect resulting in hypoplastic intrahepatic bile ducts)Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasisPyknocytosis (due to vitamin deficiency)Cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism)Sepsis or other infectious causes==== Pathophysiology ====Transient neonatal jaundice is one of the most common conditions occurring in newborns (children under 28 days of age) with more than 80 per cent experienceing jaundice during their first week of life

