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Giant Cell Hepatitis

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giant cell hepatitis.
Giant Cell Hepatitis
A nonspecific reaction of the newborn liver to increased conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, which occurs with intra- or extrahepatic biliary atresia, erythroblastosis fetalis, TORCH (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex) and other in utero and neonatal infections (e.g., coxsackie, hepatitis, Escherichia coli infection, syphilis) and metabolic defects (e.g., a1-antitrypsin deficiency; cystic fibrosis; hereditary fructose intolerance; galactosemia; tyrosinosis requiring parenteral nutrition; choledocal cysts, idiopathic, congenital hepatic fibrosis, trisomy 18 and Byler’s, Lucey-Driscoll, Niemann-Pick and Zellweger’s diseases)

giant cell hepatitis
Giant cell transformation of liver Neonatology A nonspecific reaction of the newborn liver to ↑ conjugated hyperbilirubinemia; conjugated BR is ↑ in infants with intra- or extrahepatic biliary atresia, erythroblastosis fetalis, TORCH–toxoplasmosis, rubella, CMV, HS, and other in utero and neonatal infections–eg, coxsackie, hepatitis, E coli, syphilis, metabolic defects–eg, α1-antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis, hereditary fructose intolerance, galactosemia, parenteral nutrition and tyrosinosis, choledocal cysts, idiopathic, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Byler's disease, Lucy-Driscoll disease, Niemann-Pick disease, trisomy 18, and Zellweger's disease. Cf Syncytial giant cell hepatitis.


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This leaves a large group of infants with what is called IDIOPATHIC NEONATAL HEPATITIS, Giant Cell Hepatitis or familial Cholestatis.
 
 
 
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