Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children

Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a developmental disorder of the biliary system, characterized by defective remodeling of the ductal plate. Herein a family of three children, from consanguineous parents, with minor thalassemia is presented who suffered from congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF). Pr...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Farahmand, Khadije Soleimani, Mojtaba Hashemi, Arezoo Shafieyoun, Nima Rezaei, Azizollah Yousefi
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4358
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spelling doaj-d6e7d52580624d72a4058e64e44c92962020-11-25T03:42:50ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942013-09-015194311Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected ChildrenFatemeh Farahmand0Khadije Soleimani1Mojtaba Hashemi2Arezoo Shafieyoun3Nima Rezaei4Azizollah Yousefi5Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Cardiology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.Department of Cardiology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Molecular Immunology Research Center, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a developmental disorder of the biliary system, characterized by defective remodeling of the ductal plate. Herein a family of three children, from consanguineous parents, with minor thalassemia is presented who suffered from congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF). Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are necessary to avoid further complications in the affected patients. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4358Autoimmune hepatitisCongenital hepatic fibrosisDuctal plate malformationTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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author Fatemeh Farahmand
Khadije Soleimani
Mojtaba Hashemi
Arezoo Shafieyoun
Nima Rezaei
Azizollah Yousefi
spellingShingle Fatemeh Farahmand
Khadije Soleimani
Mojtaba Hashemi
Arezoo Shafieyoun
Nima Rezaei
Azizollah Yousefi
Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children
Acta Medica Iranica
Autoimmune hepatitis
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Ductal plate malformation
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
author_facet Fatemeh Farahmand
Khadije Soleimani
Mojtaba Hashemi
Arezoo Shafieyoun
Nima Rezaei
Azizollah Yousefi
author_sort Fatemeh Farahmand
title Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children
title_short Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children
title_full Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children
title_fullStr Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children
title_full_unstemmed Familial Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: Report of a Family with Three Affected Children
title_sort familial congenital hepatic fibrosis: report of a family with three affected children
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
1735-9694
publishDate 2013-09-01
description Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a developmental disorder of the biliary system, characterized by defective remodeling of the ductal plate. Herein a family of three children, from consanguineous parents, with minor thalassemia is presented who suffered from congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF). Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are necessary to avoid further complications in the affected patients.
topic Autoimmune hepatitis
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Ductal plate malformation
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4358
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