GREEK ictheros yellow ICTERICIA. Pathology that occurs the premature, usually born before 35 weeks of gestation, as the cause of the immaturity of the liver. The color, which occurs on the skin, especially in the , stomach area and in the white of the eyes, is due to the bilirubin that is generated as degradation of the red blood cells. My son Daniel is a lucky one because he is eightmesino and began to turn yellow from the birth itself. The drastic solution is the complete blood transfusion. He was admitted to the neonatology ward where infrared rays are applied to him that reduce bilirubinemia, trying to avoid exchange. They placed it with 5 more babies, all women, and naked just like the. From the window I could observe him and insinuate that he would seize the opportunity, because probably never again in his life he would be with 5 in bed. I didn't know how much case he made me.