CHOLESTASIS WITHIN NEONATAL HEPATITIS
Abstract:
Neonatal hepatitis represents an often met pediatric pathology. In order to determine a
diagnosis multiple investigations are required, to rule out other pathologies associated with cholestasis
or even associated to neonatal hepatitis. , which might alter the therapeutic formula and the prognosis of
the disease. 293 children were screened, admitted for various conditions that could generate intra- or
extrahepatic cholestasis. Neonatal hepatitis is one of the main pathologies involved in the occurrence of
cholestasis in young age. The most frequent etiology is the infectious one, most cases being engendered
by the cytomegalic virus. Using a previously designed algorithm we could determine a diagnosis earlier,
and we could also evaluate the systemic echo of the cholestasis. For an early, clearcut diagnosis, a
previously designed diagnosis protocol must be acquired in the case of a child with cholestasis, as
neonatal hepatitis represents a significant proportion of the children with cholestasis
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