Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis : Report on Two Cases And its Clinicopathological Correlation
Keywords:
Congenital hepatic fibrosis, Caroli’s syndrome, Autosomal Recessive, Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Abstract
Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a relatively rare disease belonging to ductal plate malformations and considered as variant of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease with juvenile and young adult presentation.Case 1 was a 13 year male, presented with complaints of abdominal pain and distension with multiple episodes of fever. Case 2 was a two year male patient, presented with complaints of abdominal swelling since birth, fever and nausea, along with palpable liver and non-palpable spleen.Histopathological examinations in both cases showed dense portal fibrosis with preserved hepatocytes. Within the fibrotic portal tract dilated biliary channels were seen with neutrophilic infiltration in first case which was suggestive of superimposed cholangitis. Hepatic parenchyma showed normal arrangement of hepatocytes. Based on the findings diagnosis of CHF was made.Congenital hepatic fibrosis though a rare disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis while dealing with pediatric liver biopsies.References
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3. Blyth M, Ockenden BG. Polycystic disease of kidneys and liver. J Med Genet 1971; 8:257-84.
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6. Summerfield JA, Nagafuchi Y, Sherlock S, et al. Hepatobiliary fibropolycystic diseases. A clinical and histological review of 51 patients. J Hepatol 1986;2:141–56.
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