Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis.

[benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis]

Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (BRIC ) is a rare cause of cholestasis in children . The disease may start in infancy or early childhood . Jaundice persists or recurs throughout life but does not lead to chronic liver disease or cirrhosis . Treatment is mostly symptomatic . The condition has not been reported in Indian children . We report an interesting case of BRIC in a 9 -year -old boy who had recurrent episodes of jaundice since when he was 1 yr old .