A case of Wilson's syndrome.
A young girl (16 years old), with a grave type of hepatitis and advanced cirrhosis of liver, died 4 days after her hospitalisation. To verify the real causes of death, it was required the autopsy. After toxicological and histo-pathological analysis it was suspected a case of Wilson's syndrome.
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Department of Pathology, SIMEF, 89128 Reggio Calabria, Italy. simef@tiscali.it
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D000293:Adolescent; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology
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