“…Regarding alpha 1 -antitrypsin deficiency, our patient had no history of neonatal or infantile cholestasis (6), as well as no respiratory condition suggesting obstructive pulmonary disease, vasculitis, ulcerative colitis, glomerulonephritis, or skin lesions, which are associated with this deficiency on occasion (7). In addition, electrophoresis revealed no decrease in alpha 1 -globulins, and histology found no PAS-positive alpha 1 -antitrypsin inclusions.…”