Fulminant Wilsonian Hepatitis: Difficulties in Diagnosis and Treatment

Hanan Gur*, Dan Aderka, Ariel Einkelstein, Yoram Levo

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Abstract

We present herein the case of a 16‐yr‐old girl with fulminant Wilsonian hepatitis. Complications included renal tubular damage, hemolysis, marked hypocomplementemia and hypergammaglobulinemia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and Candida sepsis. The difficulties in diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)679-681
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume83
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1988

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