ARTHROGRYPOSIS, RENAL DYSFUNCTION AND CHOLESTASIS SYNDROME - REPORT OF 5 PATIENTS FROM 3 ITALIAN FAMILIES

We report on five patients from three families with neurogenic arthrogryposis, cholestasis and tubular renal dysfunction. Despite a similar clinical picture the liver histology showed a broad pathological spectrum, ranging from pigment storage to parenchymal giant cell transformation and ductopenia. The findings are compared with those of other cases from the literature in search of a correct nosology of the syndrome characterized by arthrogryposis, renal and liver disease. We propose to consider picture of arthrogryposis, renal tubular dysfunction and cholestasis as a single syndrome.