Acute hemolytic crisis with fulminant hepatic failure as the first manifestation of Wilson's disease : A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 548-550

  Lee, Je Jung ^a   Kim, Hyeoung Joon ^a   Chung, Ik Joo ^a   Kook, Hoon ^a   Byun, Jeong Rae ^a   Kwon, Sang Yong ^a   Park, Moo Rim ^a   Choi, Kyeoung Sang ^b   Hwang, Tai Ju ^a   Ryang, Dong Wook ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia, hemolytic, etiology; Copper, blood; Hepatolenticulenticular degeneration, diagnosis; Liver failure, acute, etiology; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WILSON DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; COOMBS' TEST; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0032176664     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1998.13.5.548     Document Type: Article

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