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Idiopathic copper-associated cirrhosis
Cirrose idiopática associada ao cobre
CategoryDefinition
Idiopathic copper-associated cirrhosis is a rare copper-overload liver disease characterised by a rapidly progressive liver cirrhosis from the first few years of life leading to hepatic insufficiency and harbouring a specific pathological aspect: pericellular fibrosis, inflammatory infiltration, hepatocyte necrosis, absence of steatosis, poor regeneration and histochemical copper staining.
Index Terms
Idiopathic copper-associated cirrhosisNon-Wilsonian hepatic copper toxicosis of infancy and childhoodTyrolean infantile cirrhosisIdiopathic copper toxicosisIndian childhood cirrhosis