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Wilson disease: more than meets the eye.

Claire KellyMarinos Pericleous
Published in: Postgraduate medical journal (2018)
Wilson disease is a rare but important disorder of copper metabolism, with a failure to excrete copper appropriately into bile. It is a multisystem condition with presentations across all branches of medicine. Diagnosis can be difficult and requires a high index of suspicion. It should be considered in unexplained liver disease particularly where neuropsychiatric features are also present. Treatments are available for all stages of disease. A particularly important presentation not to overlook is acute liver failure which carries a high mortality risk and may require urgent liver transplantation. Here, we provide an overview of this complex condition.
Keyphrases
  • liver failure
  • hepatitis b virus
  • intensive care unit
  • respiratory failure
  • drug induced