Neonatal Cholestasis

Neonatal cholestasis.

2004;25;388 Pediatrics in Review Frederick J. Suchy Neonatal Cholestasis http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/25/11/388 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/suppl/2005/01/26/25.11.388.DC1.html Data Supplement (unedited) at: Pediatrics. All rights reserved. ...

Neonatal cholestasis and hypopituitarism 787 Neonatal cholestasis and hypopituitarism

Optic nerve hypoplasia with hypopituitarism and intact septum pellucidum is a variant of septo-optic dysplasia or deMorsier's syndrome.' Although neonatal jaundice has been seen with this syndrome, the association with severe prolonged cholestatic jaundice has not been emphasised. We describe three patients who presented with cholestatic jaundice and were found to have optic nerve hypoplasia an...

Diagnosis of Neonatal Cholestasis

Cholestasis is frequent in neonates (1/2,500 live births) and in young children. It includes many etiologies with sometimes poor prognosis. In case of neonatal cholestasis, the most important point is to look at the stool color and to rule out biliary atresia which needs to be surgically treated before the 45th day of life. Biliary atresia represents almost 50% of cases of neonatal cholestasis,...

Neonatal cholestasis and hypopituitarism.

We read with interest the paper by Kaufman et al' on neonatal cholestasis and hypopituitarism. We have been treating a similar patient whose problems were complicated by diabetes insipidus of pituitary origin. She was referred from another hospital at the age of 1 month for assessment of secondary hypothyroidism, cholestatic jaundice, temperature instability, and microcephaly. She was born at 4...

Cholestasis within Neonatal Hepatitis