- Case Report
- A Case of Wilson’s Disease
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Y.C. Song, H.O. Hwang, M.J. Shin, S.C. Kang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1976;19(3):222-228. Published online March 31, 1976
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A case of Wilson’s disease in a 8 year 5 month male is presented, who had characteristic clinical and laboratory findings such as; 1)Hepatopathy and nephropathy： jaundice, edema, hematuria 2)Neurological signs: ataxic gait, increased deep tendon reflex, positive ankle clonus 3)Kayser-Fleischer ring 4)Low serum ceruloplasmic level.
His clinical and laboratory findings were markedly improved with D-penicillamine treatment for 8 months.
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