Hepatic failure, neonatal hemochromatosis and porto-pulmonary hypertension in a newborn with trisomy 21 - a case report

• Main Authors: Poulik Janet (Author), Bawle Erawati V (Author), Joshi Aparna (Author), Cortez Josef (Author), Neil Erin (Author), Zilberman Mark (Author), El-Baba Mohammad F (Author), Sood Beena G (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Liver failure in neonates is a rare but often fatal disease. Trisomy 21 is not usually associated with significant infantile liver disease. If present, hepatic dysfunction in an infant with Trisomy 21 is likely to be attributed to transient myeloproliferative dis...