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Late diagnosis of Wilson's disease in a case without onset of symptoms
Author(s) -
Hefter H.,
Weiss P.,
Wesch H.,
Stremmel W.,
Feist D.,
Freund H. J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb07010.x
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , wilson's disease , medicine , disease , liver biopsy , biopsy , gastroenterology , pediatrics
Wilson's disease (WD) was diagnosed on the basis of a liver biopsy, blood investigations and a radio copper test in a 60‐year‐old, neurologically normal female with uncharacteristic gastrointestinal complaints. Since this patient never developed symptoms indicative for WD this case suggests the possibility of a subclinical course of untreated WD.