All issues > Volume 26(5); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(5):504-509. Published online May 31, 1983.

A Case of Wilson's Disease.

D J Cho¹, C H Kim¹, C G Chung¹, B Y Han¹, E B Kwon¹, S I An¹

¹Department of Pediatrics Eul Ji General Hospital

Abstract

This was a case of Wilson’s disease found in a 14 year old Korean boy 1) The patient showed abdominal distension, splenomegaly, pitting edema on the lower extremity, and Kayser-Fleischer ring on the corneal margin of both eyes. 2) The laboratory findings showed low level of ceruloplasmin (3.5 mg/dl) and high level of urinary copper(284.8 ug per day). 3) D-penicillamine (1.0 gm per day) and low copper diet were given, and we observed decreased size of spleen and improvement of symptoms in two weeks. The patient was discharged.

Keywords :Wilson’s disease.