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Classroom classification

百科

Wilson disease in children

儿科综合

Common symptoms

肝豆状核变性、溶血性贫血、共济失调、食欲不振、心律失常、构音障碍

The pathology of disease

Wilson disease in children is impaired biliary copper excretion; liver disease; neuropsychiatric; Kayser-Fleischer rings; ceruloplasmin; chelation (penicillamine/trientine); zinc; genetics.

Symptoms

Liver disease; neuropsychiatric; Kayser-Fleischer rings; children/adolescents; low ceruloplasmin; family

Causes

ATP7B mutation; AR; impaired biliary copper; Wilson disease.

Treatment

Chelation (penicillamine/trientine); zinc; liver transplant for failure; genetics; lifelong; hepatology/neurology

Dept

Pediatric hepatology / neurology / genetics.

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