Choline Dihydrogen Citrate in Infantile Biliary Cirrhosis

Observations on the Normal Dietary of Infants and Children in Vizagapatam

Coomar (1888), Bose (1890), Nandi (1931), Mukherji (1922), Green-Armytage (1926) and Green-Armytage and Vere Hodge (1929), among others, have pointed out that the irregularities in the feeding of children are associated to a great extent with the causation of infantile biliary cirrhosis. These observers, especially Coomar, laid great stress on the importance of studying the hygienic and dieteti...

Infantile Biliary Cirrhosis and Artificial Feeding of Infants in India

? ^ 20111 July, 1931. -^R. S. B. Gothoskar, M.B., B.S. Dear Doctor, Yours of the 16th instant. The habit of diluting cow's milk, then boiling it and .aking off the cream before administering it to children Is a common practice in these parts. With the advent ?* dairies nowadays, milk from which cream is taken ?}vay is being offered for sale and many people buy it.? *?urs truly, (Sd.) U. Krishna...

Rickets and Infantile Cirrhosis of the Liver

Autoantibodies against subunits of pyruvate dehydrogenase and citrate synthase in a case of paediatric biliary cirrhosis.

In a newborn girl with a history of connatal liver damage, histological examination of a liver biopsy sample taken during the seventh week of life revealed incipient destruction of bile ducts. Very high titres of antimitochondrial antibodies were later detected in the plasma. As the hepatic injury tended towards fibrosis, the histological diagnosis became primary biliary cirrhosis. Autoantibodi...

Indian Childhood Cirrhosis - A Forgotten Entity.

Historical background and past knowledge: The infantile and childhood variety of Cirrhosis was first described by Sen from Bengal in 1887 [3]. Earlier, it was known by the name ‘infantile cirrhosis’ or ‘infantile biliary cirrhosis’, based on a few clinicopathological accounts of the disease. In 1950s, the disease gained public health importance on account of its high prevalence, unique clinical...