Is it possible to diagnose Wilson disease with a piece of skin?
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.
Eşrefoğlu
Mukaddes
M
Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Gül
Mehmet
M
Seyhan
Muammer
M
Selimoğlu
Mukadder Ayşe
MA
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*
D003300:Copper