title: Dealing with congenital hepatic fibrosis? Remember COACH syndrome.
abstract: Coach Syndrome is a rare cause of Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis associated with neurological features. COACH is a mnemonic comprising of Cerebellar vermis hypo/aplasia, Oligophrenia (developmental delay/mental retardation), Ataxia, Coloboma and Hepatic fibrosis. Here we describe a 12 years boy who presented with hepatic encephalopathy. He was subsequently found to have marked developmental delay, bilateral ptosis and ataxia. CT scan revealed brain stem molar tooth sign, ophthalmoscopy showed optic disc coloboma and elastography showed hepatic fibrosis to confirm him as a case of COACH Syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gastroenterology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India, bukuli2@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Acharyya
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Goenka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Goenka
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002648:Child; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003103:Coloboma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male