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Giant Cell Hepatitis |
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giant cell hepatitis.
See neonatal 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. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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