Morbus Wilson: Case report of a two-year-old child as first manifestation.

Scand J Gastroenterol

Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Germany.

Published: April 2006

Morbus Wilson, or Wilson's disease, is a genetic disease of copper metabolism. Usually the disease is detected when the first clinical symptoms appear, generally not before 5 years of age. This case report shows that the disease can be detected much earlier if abnormal laboratory findings in the patient's history prompt further investigations.

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