title: Is it possible to diagnose Wilson disease with a piece of skin?
abstract: Renal, skeletal, cardiac, and ophthalmic involvement in Wilson disease (WD) is well known. In this case report, high copper content and ultrastructural findings of skin of a patient with WD accompanied by xerosis are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mukaddes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eşrefoğlu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gül
authors.forename: Muammer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seyhan
authors.forename: Mukadder Ayşe
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Selimoğlu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper