Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (Pi SZ) and biliary atresia

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1989 Aug;9(2):256-60. doi: 10.1097/00005176-198908000-00020.

Abstract

We report an infant who presented at 2 days of age with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Serological, radiographic, and surgical investigations revealed the concurrence of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, protease inhibitor type SZ, and extrahepatic biliary atresia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biliary Atresia / complications*
  • Biliary Atresia / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency*