Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2012; 18(39): 5601-5607
Published online Oct 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5601
Table 1 Differential diagnosis have been excluded
Affecting bile ductInfectiousMetabolicOthers
Biliary atresiaHerpes virusesα-1 antitrypsin deficiencyEndocrinological
Choledochal cystRubella virusNeonatal iron storage diseaseHypothyroidism
CholelithiasisEnterovirusesAmino acid disordersPanhypopituitarism/septo-optic dysplasia
Inspissated bileHepatitis virusesTyrosinemiaGenetic
TumorHuman immunodeficiency virusHypermethioninemiaATP8B1 deficiency
HemangiomaSyphilisMevalonate kinase dificiencyABCB11 deficiency
Bile duct stenosis/stricture/perforationToxoplasmosisGlucogen storage diseasesABCB4 deficiency
Neonatal sclerosing cholangitisBacterial sepsisGaucher diseaseBile acid synthetic defects
Caroli diseaseUrinary tract infectionsNiemann–Pick diseaseNeonatal Dubin–Johnson syndrome
Alagille syndromeWolman diseaseVarious trisomies
Zellweger syndromeArghrogryposis
Infantile Refsum diseaseHematological
Mitochondrial disordersHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Urea cycle disordersLangerhans cell histiocytosis
Miscellaneous drug effects
Total parenteral nutrition