Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench
January 2024
Primary Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis type 3 is an exceedingly rare genetic cholestatic disorder characterized by the defective hepatocanaliculr bile acid transport leading to progressive liver disease. In this case report, we describe the course of treatment for a 12-year-old kid diagnosed with Wilson disease based on Leipzig score and copper investigations. The child did not improve with chelation therapy and was subsequently genetically classified as PFIC-3.
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December 2023
Biliary obstruction secondary to malignancy is a common clinical problem. Rarely, biliary obstruction is due to leukemia, and obstructive jaundice in these patients usually presents late in the course of the disease. We present a rare case of a patient who presented with fever, jaundice, and pruritus with multiple nodular swellings in the left shoulder, left thigh, and lower back.
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