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Case of hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with hereditary tyrosinemia in the post-newborn screening era.
We present a case report of a 7-year-old patient with HT-1 who was born prior to the addition of tyrosinemia to the newborn screening in her birth area. At her time of diagnosis, the patient had developed many of the symptoms associated with her disease, including chronic kidney disease, rickets, and myopathy that left her non-ambulatory. During her initial evaluation, she was also noted to have hepatocellular carcinoma. With cadaveric liver transplantation and nutritional support, her symptoms all either resolved or stabilized. Her case illustrates the severity of the disease if left untreated, the need for vigilance in p...
Source: World Journal of Hepatology - April 12, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: World J Hepatol Source Type: research