Childhood liver diseases in Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, South Africa.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the pattern of liver diseases diagnosed in children at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital Histopathology Laboratory.


METHODS
A retrospective study.


METHODS
Ga-Rankuwa Histopathology Laboratory.


METHODS
Seventy two patients who underwent a liver biopsy during the study period.


METHODS
Laboratory records were reviewed and all liver biopsies were extracted. All slides were reviewed by the author to confirm the diagnoses. The findings were compared with similar studies elsewhere.


RESULTS
Biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis were the most common diseases. Metabolic liver diseases were rarely encountered.


CONCLUSIONS
Neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia are not uncommon amongst children who underwent liver biopsy at this hospital.
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Medunsa/Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, South Africa.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology