We herein report a rare case of cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) complicated with liver cirrhosis. A 20-year-old Japanese man with CHH was found incidentally to have liver cirrhosis and an esophageal varix. This patient had been treated for infections due to immunodeficiency since early childhood. He ultimately died of liver failure at 31 years of age. An autopsy revealed an abnormality of the interlobular bile ducts and intrahepatic cholestasis. Liver cirrhosis was thought to have been caused by chronic intrahepatic cholestasis due to biliary duct hypoplasia and changes in the intestinal microbiome. Therefore, CHH may cause biliary cirrhosis due to multiple effects.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Div Gastroenterol Hepatol & Nutr, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249 USA
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Acharya, Chathur
Bajaj, Jasmohan S.
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Chang Gung Univ, Grad Inst Clin Med Sci, Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Kaohsiung Med Ctr,Dept Pediat,Coll Med, Kaohsiung, TaiwanChang Gung Univ, Grad Inst Clin Med Sci, Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Kaohsiung Med Ctr,Dept Pediat,Coll Med, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Lin, I-Chun
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Div Gastroenterol Hepatol & Nutr, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249 USA
McGuire VA Med Ctr, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Div Gastroenterol Hepatol & Nutr, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249 USA
Acharya, Chathur
Bajaj, Jasmohan S.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Div Gastroenterol Hepatol & Nutr, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249 USA
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Chang Gung Univ, Grad Inst Clin Med Sci, Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Kaohsiung Med Ctr,Dept Pediat,Coll Med, Kaohsiung, TaiwanChang Gung Univ, Grad Inst Clin Med Sci, Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Kaohsiung Med Ctr,Dept Pediat,Coll Med, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Lin, I-Chun
Yu, Hong-Ren
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Yu, Hong-Ren
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Lin, Ying-Jui
Wang, Tzu-Jou
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