Niemann-Pick disease presenting as hepatic disorder.
A 2 year old female child with Niemann-Pick disease was referred as case of chronic liver disease; clinically, she had neurological involvement. Liver biopsy showed Niemann-Pick cells. Hepatic manifestations of Niemann-Pick disease as seen in nine cases reported from India are discussed.
Mishra
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Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Hiranandani
M
M
Yachha
S K
SK
Malik
A K
AK
Mehta
S
S
Thapa
B R
BR
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009542:Niemann-Pick Diseases / Q000473:pathology*