[Infantile hepatic cholestatis: An unusual case of Langerhans cells histiocytosis associated with advanced fibrosis]

Abstract

Neonatal cholestasis is a clinical metabolic alteration requiring investigation of its eitiology. It is characterized by elevation of liver enzymes with cholestasis pattern and, in some cases, with acute liver failure. Its etiology is variable although the most frequent cause is atresia of extrahepatic bile ducts. We present a case of a 23-month-old boy who presented with cholestasis and was finally diagnosed with systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Keywords: Cholestasis; Colestasis; Células de Langerhans; Fibrosis; Hígado; Langerhans cells; Liver.