Indian childhood cirrhosis – down but not out: Report of a rare case with a practical clinicopathological diagnostic approach

Indian Childhood Cirrhosis: Case Report and Pediatric Diagnostic Challenges

Introduction: Indian childhood cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease usually seen in paediatric age group and is unique to the Indian subcontinent. The definitive causative factor for the disease is not found till now but excess copper ingestion has been associated with it.Case presentation: An Indian origin one and half year old premorbidly normal male child presented with history of gradual di...

Indian Childhood Cirrhosis: Case Report and Pediatric Diagnostic Challenges

An Indian origin one and half year old premorbidly normal male child presented with history of gradual distension of abdomen for 6 months and jaundice, generalized body swelling, high coloured urine for 20 days. There was no history of any bleeding or feature suggestive of hepatic encephalopathy. On physical examination child was icteric, pale and had anasarca, massive hepatosplenomegaly and as...

indian childhood cirrhosis: case report and pediatric diagnostic challenges

introduction: indian childhood cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease usually seen in paediatric age group and is unique to the indian subcontinent. the definitive causative factor for the disease is not found till now but excess copper ingestion has been associated with it.case presentation: an indian origin one and half year old premorbidly normal male child presented with history of gradual di...

Down but not out

By his mid-forties, Darwin had established his scientific reputation, was married with a young family and had built on the solid connections that came with his and his wife's well-known middle class families. 'He was one of the kindest and truest men that it was ever my good fortune to know,' said his influential scientific colleague, Thomas Huxley. With no need to seek employment, Darwin took ...

"Down but not out".