Neonatal Hemochromatosis, Renal Tubular Dysgenesis, and Hypocalvaria in a Neonate

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• 作者：Jasbir S. Johal ; James W. Thorp and Calvin E. Oyer
• 关键词：Key words ; neonatal hemochromatosis ; renal tubular dysgenesis ; hypocalvaria ; neonate ; proximal convoluted tubules
• 刊名：Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
• 出版年：1998
• 出版时间：September 1998
• 年：1998
• 卷：1
• 期：5
• 页码：433-437
• 全文大小：865 KB

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We report a neonate with neonatal hemochromatosis (NH), renal tubular dysgenesis (RTD), and hypocalvaria. NH is a fatal condition of the newborn, characterized by severe idiopathic liver failure of intrauterine onset and siderosis, intra- and extrahepatic, with sparing of the reticuloendothelial system. RTD is characterized by short, abnormally developed cortical tubules that lack proximal tubule differentiation. Although both NH and RTD have been reported as entities with a genetic component, similar findings can be secondary to in utero insults. Hypocalvaria has been reported in association with fetal hypoxia including that secondary to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. This 38-week-old infant died at 8.5 h. The small nodular liver weighed 44 g. Grossly, the kidneys were normal. Hypocalvaria was present. Microscopically, the hepatic parenchyma was distorted by fibrous tracts, proliferation of bile ducts, and abundant iron deposition in hepatocytes. Extrahepatic siderosis in the pancreas, myocardium, and other organs was consistent with NH. Proximal convoluted tubules were not seen on routine stains and markers for proximal tubules were negative. Previous reports have linked NH with RTD and RTD with hypocalvaria. This infant had all three of these rare conditions, which have been hypothesized or shown to be due to genetic factors, hypoxia, or drugs. The etiology in this case is unknown.