Wilson′s disease - A rare cause of renal tubular acidosis with metabolic bone disease
We report a 16-year-old boy who presented with weakness of lower limbs. He was diagnosed to have Wilson′s disease, renal tubular acidosis and osteoporosis. Screening of siblings showed that his younger sister was also affected by the disease.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2014;volume=24;issue=3;spage=171;epage=174;aulast=Subrahmanyam |
| Summary: | We report a 16-year-old boy who presented with weakness of lower limbs. He was diagnosed to have Wilson′s disease, renal tubular acidosis and osteoporosis. Screening of siblings showed that his younger sister was also affected by the disease. |
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| ISSN: | 0971-4065 1998-3662 |