A Rare Case of Wilson Disease in a 72-Year-Old Patient.

Authors

Christopher Cao, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Timothy Colangelo, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Raja Koteswar Dhanekula, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Daniel Brandt, Cooper University Hospitals
Indira Laothamatas, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Manish Thapar, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Steven K. Herrine, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jesse M. Civan, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-8-2019

Comments

This article is the authors’ final published version in ACG Case Reports Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2019, Article number e00024.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000024. Copyright © Cao et al.

Abstract

Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of abnormal copper metabolism that is prevalent in the younger population, rarely presenting in patients older than 40 years. Clinical presentation may be variable, and diagnosis is often aided by clinical and biochemical tests. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with acute liver failure initially of unclear etiology. Our patient was initially managed for presumed drug-induced liver injury but ultimately diagnosed with Wilson disease on the basis of clinical presentation, laboratory testing, liver biopsy, quantitative hepatic copper, and abnormal genetic testing.

Recommended Citation

Cao, Christopher; Colangelo, Timothy; Dhanekula, Raja Koteswar; Brandt, Daniel; Laothamatas, Indira; Thapar, Manish; Herrine, Steven K.; and Civan, Jesse M., "A Rare Case of Wilson Disease in a 72-Year-Old Patient." (2019). Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers. Paper 77.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/gastro_hepfp/77

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PubMed ID

31620489

Language

English