Crigler-Najjar syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after John Fielding Crigler (1919–2018), American pediatrician, and Victor Assad Najjar (1914–2002), Lebanese-American pediatrician.

Noun

Crigler-Najjar syndrome (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A rare hereditary disease characterized by a near complete inability of the liver to process bilirubin, which leads to death by kernicterus if untreated.