Indian childhood cirrhosis

Indian childhood cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease of childhood characterised by cirrhosis of the liver[1] associated with the deposition of copper in the liver.[2][3][4] It primarily affects children of 1–3 years of age and has a genetic predisposition. It had a very high case fatality in the past,[5] but has eventually become preventable, treatable and is now rare.[1]

It remains a part of the differential diagnosis of Wilson's disease.[6]

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References

  1. Sriramachari, S; Nayak, NC (August 2008). "Indian childhood cirrhosis: several dilemmas resolved". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 128 (2): 93–6. PMID 19001668.
  2. Tanner, MS (May 1998). "Role of copper in Indian childhood cirrhosis". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 67 (5 Suppl): 1074S–1081S. doi:10.1093/ajcn/67.5.1074S. PMID 9587155.
  3. Pandit, A; Bhave, S (May 1996). "Present interpretation of the role of copper in Indian childhood cirrhosis". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 63 (5): 830S–5S. doi:10.1093/ajcn/63.5.830. PMID 8615370.
  4. Nayak, NC; Chitale, AR (June 2013). "Indian childhood cirrhosis (ICC) & ICC-like diseases: the changing scenario of facts versus notions". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 137 (6): 1029–42. PMC 3734708. PMID 23852284.
  5. Nayak, NC; Visalakshi, S; Singh, M; Chawla, V; Chandra, RK; Ramalingaswami, V (February 1972). "Indian childhood cirrhosis--a re-evaluation of its pathomorphologic features and their significance in the light of clinical data and natural history of the disease". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 60 (2): 246–59. PMID 5064312.
  6. Hermann, Wieland (April 2019). "Classification and differential diagnosis of Wilson's disease". Annals of Translational Medicine. 7 (S2): S63. doi:10.21037/atm.2019.02.07. PMC 6531651. PMID 31179300.
  7. Richter, A; Mitchell, GA; Rasquin, A (Nov 2007). "[North American Indian childhood cirrhosis (NAIC)]". Médecine/Sciences. 23 (11): 1002–7. doi:10.1051/medsci/200723111002. PMID 18021715.

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