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Wilson's Disease: Expect the Unexpected.
El Imad, Talal; Al Moussawi, Hassan; Haddad, Fady G; Felix, Richard; Mulrooney, Stephen M.
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  • El Imad T; Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York.
  • Al Moussawi H; Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York.
  • Haddad FG; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York.
  • Felix R; Department of Pathology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York.
  • Mulrooney SM; Department of Gastroenterology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York.
Cureus ; 10(2): e2173, 2018 Feb 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29644160
A 64-year-old woman, presented with abdominal distention, jaundice and resting tremor, was found to have liver injury and abnormal liver enzymes. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed abdominopelvic ascites and signs of liver cirrhosis. An extensive liver disease workup was performed and came back negative; therefore, a liver biopsy was obtained and showed evidence of cirrhosis with elevated liver copper consistent with Wilson's disease (WD). We report a unique case of late-onset WD in which the ceruloplasmin level and 24-h urinary copper excretion were all normal.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article