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Online Published: 24 May 2018
 


A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE

Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed.


Abstract
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.

Key words: Wilson's disease, Copper accumulation, KF rings


 
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Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2019; 3(3): 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease


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Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=292402 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease


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Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2019; 3(3): 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease



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Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2019), [cited October 13, 2024]; 3(3): 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease



Harvard Style

Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed (2019) A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 3 (3), 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease



Turabian Style

Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. 2019. A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 3 (3), 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease



Chicago Style

Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. "A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 3 (2019), 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed. "A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 3.3 (2019), 120-122. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Sriram Shanmugam, Jaean Ann Kennady, Jaleel Ahamed (2019) A CASE STUDY ON WILSON’S DISEASE. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 3 (3), 120-122. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.wilson-disease