infantswithchronicneonatalhepatitiswillnotbeabletodigestfatsandabsorbfatsolublevitamins(a,d,eandk)asaresultofinsufficientbileflowandthedamagecausedtolivercells.thelackofvitamindwillleadtopoorboneandcartilagedevelopment(rickets).adeficiencyinvitaminamayaffectnormalgrowthandvision.vitaminkdeficiencyisassociatedwitheasybruisingandatendencytobleed,whereasthelackofvitamineresultsinpoorcoordination.sincebileisresponsiblefortheeliminationofmanytoxinsinthebody,chronicneonatalhepatitiscanalsoleadtoabuildupoftoxinsinthebloodwhichinturnmayresultinitching,skineruptionsandirritability.
howisneonatalhepatitistreated?