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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1976;19(3):222-228. Published online March 31, 1976.

A Case of Wilson’s Disease

Y.C. Song¹, H.O. Hwang¹, M.J. Shin¹, S.C. Kang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Red Cross Hospital

Abstract

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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