Oral zinc sulphate as primary therapeutic intervention in a child with Wilson disease.
An 8-year-old boy with an hepatic form of Wilson disease was treated with oral zinc sulphate as the primary and sole therapy. After 4 months, liver function had dramatically improved, and the parameters characterizing copper metabolism had also normalized.
Milanino
R
R
Istituto di Farmacologia, University of Verona, Italy.
Marrella
M
M
Moretti
U
U
Velo
G P
GP
Deganello
A
A
Ribezzo
G
G
Tatò
L
L
D000284:Administration, Oral; D002648:Child; D003300:Copper / Q000502:physiology; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013431:Sulfates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D013431:Sulfates; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc