Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3288281 | Gastroenterología y Hepatología | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Wilson's disease is a hereditary autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism,characterized by copper accumulation in the liver and brain. This rare entity, which has a broad clinical spectrum, is often difficult to diagnose and should therefore always be suspected in patients with liver disease of unclear cause. We describe two types of manifestation of liver disease in two patients; the first developed fulminant hepatic failure requiring urgent liver transplantation and the second showed advanced chronic liver disease and received standard medical treatment. The objective of this clinical observation is to analyze the diagnosis of Wilson's disease in two patients with distinct onset, illustrating the broad clinical spectrum of the disease, and its treatment.
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Alejandra Ochoa Palominos, Luis Ibáñez Samaniego, MarÃa-Vega Catalina RodrÃguez, José Pajares DÃaz, Gerardo Clemente Ricote,