Surviving Wilson's disease.

Wilson's disease--a review of cases at University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

The clinical course of 18 patients with Wilson's disease is reported. There were 13 males and five females of whom one is Malay. The prevalence of Wilson's disease in Malaysia is probably the same as elsewhere. Being a genetic syndrome, the genetic carrier rate for Wilson's disease is probably lower amongst the Malays. At diagnosis, the clinical signs were predominantly hepatic in 10 patients, ...

Hypoparathyroidism as a rare manifestation of Wilson,s disease: a case report

A 13 years old girl was admitted to the pediatric ward of hospital  No 1 of Kerman university of medical sciences because of crampy pains, pins and needles sensation of the extremities and history of an episode of seizure. Her problem started one week prior to admission with pain in the leg muscles, flexion of the fingers followed by seizure. On physical examination, the prominent finding inclu...

راشی‌تیسم مقاوم به درمان به عنوان اولین تظاهر بیماری ویلسون (یک مورد نادر)

Rickets by definition is a condition in which the bone mineralization is defective. Among the large cause of Rickets (Vitamin D deficiency, gastrointestinal disorders, acidosis, renal tubular abnormalities...), Wilson's disease is a relatively rare cause. There are few cases of Wilson's disease presenting first as rickets in the literature. ‎ Here we present an Afghan girl with Wilson's disea...

The biochemical diagnosis of Wilson's disease in Iran

Wilson's Disease : A Case Report

Wilson's disease is a rare metabolic disorder involving copper metabolism may present with hepatic, neurological and psychiatric manifestations. We present a case of Wilson's disease with behavioral symptoms, which responded to risperidone.