Fatal course of veno-occlusive disease of the liver (endophlebitis hepatica obliterans) in a preterm infant
We describe the fatal course of a preterm infant of 34 weeks' gestation witb veno-occlusive disease of the liver and refractory ascites. Despite aggressive medical management, the baby died twenty-two hours post parIum because of cerebral haemorrhage before potentially life-saving organ transpl...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1 November 2011
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Pathology, research and practice
Year: 1999, Volume: 195, Issue: 12, Pages: 847-851 |
| ISSN: | 1618-0631 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80108-3 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80108-3 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0344033899801083 
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| Author Notes: | Consolato Sergi, Bernhard Beedgen, Otwin Linderkamp, Walter J. Hofmann |
| Summary: | We describe the fatal course of a preterm infant of 34 weeks' gestation witb veno-occlusive disease of the liver and refractory ascites. Despite aggressive medical management, the baby died twenty-two hours post parIum because of cerebral haemorrhage before potentially life-saving organ transplantation could take place. At autopsy, paucity of lymphoid tissue in lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract were also seen. To our knowledge, this is the youngest infant with veno-occlusive disease of the liver reported in the literature. |
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| Item Description: | Available online 1 November 2011 Gesehen am 29.12.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1618-0631 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80108-3 |