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Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis : An Etiological and Prognostic Perspective
Joint Authors
Bihari, Chhagan
Sarin, Shiv Kumar
Rastogi, Archana
Source
Hepatitis Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Giant cell hepatitis is common manifestation in pediatric liver diseases, but quite uncommon in adults, only about 100 cases reported in the English literature in the last two decades.
Data for the present review were identified by a structured PubMed/MEDLINE search from 1963 to December 2012, using keywords postinfantile giant cell hepatitis (PIGCH), adult giant cell hepatitis, and syncytial giant cell hepatitis in adults and liver.
We report a case of postinfantile giant cell hepatitis along with the review related to the etiology and respective outcome, as the literature in the last 20 years suggests.
This condition is probably due to idiosyncratic or cytopathic response of individual to various hepatocytic stimuli.
It is purely a histomorphological diagnosis and does not establish the etiology.
Autoimmune liver diseases are most common etiology, in around 40% of cases, but various viruses, drugs, posttransplant condition, and other causes also have been reported.
Prognosis depends upon the etiology.
In this paper, we emphasized various causative factors of PIGCH and their respective outcome in patients affected by them.
We also highlighted the possible pathogenesis and histopathological spectrum of this entity on the basis of description given in various studies and our limited experience of few cases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bihari, Chhagan& Rastogi, Archana& Sarin, Shiv Kumar. 2013. Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis : An Etiological and Prognostic Perspective. Hepatitis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484080
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bihari, Chhagan…[et al.]. Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis : An Etiological and Prognostic Perspective. Hepatitis Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484080
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bihari, Chhagan& Rastogi, Archana& Sarin, Shiv Kumar. Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis : An Etiological and Prognostic Perspective. Hepatitis Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484080
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484080