title: Placenta abruption in a woman with Wilson's disease: a case report.
abstract: Wilson's disease is a rare genetic disorder of copper metabolism that causes primary hepatic cirrhosis, secondary menstrual abnormalities and infertility. Following the appropriate therapy patients are asymptomatic and pregnancy may be achieved. We present a case of placental abruption in a pregnant woman with Wilson's disease and we review the management dilemmas and treatment options of pregnant women with Wilson's disease.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Ring Road, N. Efkarpia, 56403, Thessaloniki, Greece. theodtheo@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Theodoros D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Theodoridis
authors.forename: Leonidas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zepiridis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Athanatos
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dinas
authors.forename: Filippos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tzevelekis
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bontis