Fulminant Wilsonian hepatitis: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment.
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.
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Department of Medicine T, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Sakler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Aderka
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Finkelstein
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Levo
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans