Indian childhood cirrhosis

Indian childhood cirrhosis
a type of cirrhosis seen in children in India, characterized by insidious onset, stunting of growth, hepatomegaly, and a low inconstant fever; it may be due to a hereditary difficulty in copper metabolism and use of copper cooking utensils.

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