Wilson's Disease.

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...

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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.

Diagnosis of Wilson's disease: an experience over three decades.

BACKGROUND Wilson's disease is a rare but treatable condition that often presents diagnostic dilemmas. These dilemmas have for the most part not been resolved by the identification and cloning of the Wilson's disease gene. AIMS To report our experience over three decades with patients with Wilson's disease in order to illustrate the diverse patterns of presentation and thereby broaden the app...

Hypothyroidism and dyshormonogenesis induced by D-penicillamine in children with Wilson's disease and healthy infants born to a mother with Wilson's disease.

Two siblings born to a mother with Wilson's disease, who was taking D-penicillamine, developed transient goitrous hypothyroidism. A prospective evaluation of 5 patients with Wilson's disease taking and not taking D-penicillamine for as long as 9.5 years showed subclinical hypothyroidism. D-penicillamine probably inhibited thyroperoxidase activity in utero in healthy infants and during childhood...