Open AccessBlack liver in a patient with Wilson's disease
Author(s) -
Jiang Wei,
Zeng Qingmin,
Liu ChangHai,
Wu Dongbo,
Tang Hong
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6513
Subject(s) - wilson's disease , medicine , ceruloplasmin , copper metabolism , disease , liver disease , gastroenterology , pathology , copper , chemistry , organic chemistry
Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disease with congenital copper metabolism disorder, characterized by decreased ceruloplasmin and increased urine copper, which can involve multiple organs. This case was complicated by iron overload, which is of great value in differentiating hereditary hemochromatism.