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Jeune Syndrome with Neonatal Cholestasis

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Jeune syndrome or Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy presenting clinically with hepatic manifestations is rarely seen. Very few cases of liver involvement have been reported antemortem. The authors report a three-month-old child with Jeune syndrome who presented with prolonged neonatal cholestasis and normal stools.

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SR wrote the manuscript and with BS reviewed the literature on the subject and worked up the case. PC guided the work up and provided the final approval of the case report. PC will also be the guarantor of the study.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India

    Srinath N. Reddy, Bageshree A. Seth & Prisca Colaco

  2. Resident Quarters, MGM Hospital for Children, Sector 4–E, Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, 410218, India

    Srinath N. Reddy

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Reddy, S.N., Seth, B.A. & Colaco, P. Jeune Syndrome with Neonatal Cholestasis. Indian J Pediatr 78, 1151–1153 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-011-0392-2

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