Open AccessHemorrhagic colitis induced by trientine in a 51-year-old patient with Wilson’s disease waiting for liver transplantation: A case report
Author(s) -
Andreas Schult,
Matts Andersson,
Jorge Asin-Cayuela,
K. Sigvard Olsson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v14.i8.1687
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , liver transplantation , transplantation , hereditary hemochromatosis , liver disease , hemochromatosis , surgery
Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism. Treatment consists of chelating agents, but side effects are common. We describe a patient who developed colitis during trientine treatment leading to decompensation of liver cirrhosis.