Author(s)

A. Ouattara^1*, S. Koné¹, E. Allah-Kouadio¹, D. Soro¹, A. W. Ndjitoyap¹, E. Kouadio², K. A. Kanga³, C. D. Fanou¹, M. J. Lohoues-Kouacou¹, B. M. Camara¹

¹Service D’Hépato-Gastro Entérologie CHU Cocody, Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire.
²Service De Pédiatrie Médicale, CHU Cocody, Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire.
³Service D’Imagerie Médicale, CHU Cocody, Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire.

Caroli disease is a rare affection. It’s commonly associated to polycystic kidneys. We report a case of a nine-year-old girl. She was hospitalized at the pediatric unit of the Cocody Teaching Hospital for an intermittent fever. During the clinical examination, we found a likely cirrhotic hepatomegaly associated to an edematous-ascitic syndrome. Biological exams showed an infectious syndrome with a hyperleukocytosis at 13.000 per mm³, a hyperneutrophilia at 9.600 per mm³. Serological viral markers of B, C and D hepatitis were negative. We saw an intra-hepatic cystic picture at the liver CT-scan with a vascular lesion at his center called a “dot sign”. The diagnosis of Caroli disease could be evocated.

Carolisyndrom, Congenital Cystic Dilation, Cholangitis, Liver CT-Scan

Ouattara, A. , Koné, S. , Allah-Kouadio, E. , Soro, D. , Ndjitoyap, A. , Kouadio, E. , Kanga, K. , Fanou, C. , Lohoues-Kouacou, M. and Camara, B. (2017) Caroli Disease: A Case Report Observed at the Cocody Teaching Hospital of Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire). Open Journal of Gastroenterology, 7, 28-31. doi: 10.4236/ojgas.2017.71004.