Resolution of Decompensated Cirrhosis From Wilson's Disease With Zinc Monotherapy: A Potential Therapeutic Option?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1069-1071

  Lee, Vanessa D ^a   Northup, Patrick G ^a   Berg, Carl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOATING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LEG EDEMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MONOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; WILSON DISEASE;

FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 33746348633     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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