Acute Wilson's disease and thalassemia minor: a case report.
The case of a 17-year-old Italian girl with thalassemia minor and fatal acute Wilson's disease together with severe hemolysis is reported. The fortuitous(?) occurrence of both genetically determined conditions in the same patient was the source of delayed diagnosis of the metabolic disorder.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006443:Hemoglobin A2 / Q000032:analysis; D006461:Hemolysis; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
D006443:Hemoglobin A2