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Of these, cases of copper overload on paediatric biopsies were retrieved. The histopathological features were scrutinised independently by three pathologists, correlating with their clinico-radiological investigations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Five children in infancy to middle childhood presented with features of chronic liver disease in the form of jaundice and abdominal distention, were included in the study. Characteristic \ufb01rm hepatomegaly with sharp margins and transaminitis was noted in all cases. Autoimmune, viral and metabolic workup were negative in all these patients except one which showed positive autoimmunity and another whose Coomb\u2019s test was positive. Normal ceruloplasmin levels and unremarkable slit lamp examination excluded the possibility of Wilson\u2019s disease. The histological features of marked ballooning degeneration with diffuse Mallory Denk, pericellular fibrosis, absence of steatosis and panlobular copper deposits clinched the diagnosis of ICC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ICC once believed to be extinct has still not vanished and remains underdiagnosed in routine practice. It is a rapidly fatal disease with a debatable pattern of inheritance and controversial role of copper as etiological agent. The clinical presentation is often deceptive and lack of awareness leads to misdiagnosis. Histopathological attributes are pathognomonic and possibility of ICC should be kept in all cases of cryptogenic cirrhosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/jcp-2023-208934","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,10]],"date-time":"2024-01-10T01:06:35Z","timestamp":1704848795000},"page":"161-168","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Indian childhood cirrhosis: a retrospective study \u2013redefining the older myths!"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"78","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0554-9540","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Surbhi","family":"Goyal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Akanksha","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shivanshu","family":"Gangwar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aditi","family":"Goyal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7286-5941","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Puja","family":"Sakhuja","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seema","family":"Kapoor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025120523374066000_78.3.161.1","first-page":"1029","article-title":"Indian childhood cirrhosis (ICC) & ICC-like diseases: the changing scenario of facts versus notions","volume":"137","author":"Nayak","year":"2013","journal-title":"Indian J Med Res"},{"key":"2025120523374066000_78.3.161.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3748\/wjg.v17.i17.2172"},{"key":"2025120523374066000_78.3.161.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jcp.31.5.395"},{"key":"2025120523374066000_78.3.161.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcn\/63.5.830"},{"key":"2025120523374066000_78.3.161.5","unstructured":"Sriramachari S , ed. 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