A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE

Wilson’s disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accumulation of copper in the liver, brain, cornea and kidneys. An eleven year old female girl was presented to the paediatric department with major complaints of yellowish discoloration of eyes, high coloured urine, fever, swe...

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Main Authors:	Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2019-03-01
Series:	International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
Subjects:	Wilson's disease Copper accumulation KF rings
Online Access:	http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=292402

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spelling	doaj-30c72c4debca4127ac01b33a230e371d2020-11-25T02:15:10ZengBulgarian Association of Young Surgeons International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports2534-98212534-98212019-03-013312012210.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-diseaseA CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASESriram ShanmugamJaean Ann KennadyJaleel AhamedWilson’s disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accumulation of copper in the liver, brain, cornea and kidneys. An eleven year old female girl was presented to the paediatric department with major complaints of yellowish discoloration of eyes, high coloured urine, fever, swelling of feet and abdominal distention. Using the elevated levels of ceruloplasmin, urine copper and the presence of KF rings on both eyes wilsons disease with decompenated cirrhosis was confirmed.http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=292402Wilson's diseaseCopper accumulationKF rings
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author_facet	Sriram Shanmugam Jaean Ann Kennady Jaleel Ahamed
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title	A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE
title_short	A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE
title_full	A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE
title_fullStr	A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE
title_full_unstemmed	A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE
title_sort	case study on wilson’s disease
publisher	Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
series	International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
issn	2534-9821 2534-9821
publishDate	2019-03-01
description	Wilson’s disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accumulation of copper in the liver, brain, cornea and kidneys. An eleven year old female girl was presented to the paediatric department with major complaints of yellowish discoloration of eyes, high coloured urine, fever, swelling of feet and abdominal distention. Using the elevated levels of ceruloplasmin, urine copper and the presence of KF rings on both eyes wilsons disease with decompenated cirrhosis was confirmed.
topic	Wilson's disease Copper accumulation KF rings
url	http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=292402
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A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE

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