Abstract
Early case of childhood cirrhosis in 1876
Highlights
In Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary [1], cirrhosis is defined as “widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis.” It was added that the name came into use in 1847.Of great interest is its epidemiologic manifestations all over the world
Abridgement of the case is in the form as it was delivered for Dr Griffiths of Swansea by Henry Green on December 7, 1875 [7]
The specimen of cirrhosis of the liver is from a female child ten years of age, who died on November 17th
Summary
In Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary [1], cirrhosis is defined as “widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis.” It was added that the name came into use in 1847. In Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary [1], cirrhosis is defined as “widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis.”. It was added that the name came into use in 1847. Of great interest is its epidemiologic manifestations all over the world. In China [2], as far back as 1961, it was being hoped that postmortem examination will throw light on it. 1934 was when it was cited as the first publication of a neonatal form. Others have naturally followed [3,4,5,6]. The case dating back to 1876 is deemed to be worthy of documentation
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