Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health

Biliary Atresia Presenting as Post Circumcision Exsanguination

Nwafor Chukwuemeka Charles *

Department of Pathology, University of Uyo, Nigeria

Nwafor Nkem Nnenna

Department of Radiology, Teaching Hospital, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

An autopsy diagnosis of biliary atresia was made in a month old male infant who died following prolonged bleeding that lasted for about 8 hours after circumcision by a non-trained local circumcision practitioner. 

 

Keywords: Circumcision, biliary atresia

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