Infantile and juvenile cirrhosis of the liver.
In 14 years necropsy material 12 cases of infantile and 2 of juvenile liver cirrhosis occurred. In early infancy, diffuse cirrhosis is the most characteristic, whereas in more advanced age cirrhosis of irregular type is more frequent. The posthepatitic, secondary biliary, metabolic and cryptogenic cirrhoses are discussed from aetiological aspects.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001344:Autopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies