SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL-TREATMENT OF SEVERELY DECOMPENSATED WILSON DISEASE

Authors
SILVA EES SARLES J BUTS JP SOKAL EM
Citation
Ees. Silva et al., SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL-TREATMENT OF SEVERELY DECOMPENSATED WILSON DISEASE, The Journal of pediatrics, 128(2), 1996, pp. 285-287
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
128
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
285 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1996)128:2<285:SMOSDW>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Delayed response to medical treatment sometimes leads to unnecessary l iver transplantation in patients with severely decompensated Wilson di sease. We report the course of five patients (mean age 13.4 years, ran ge 11 to 15 years) with severely decompensated Wilson disease who were successfully treated medically. Prothrombin time improved after a min imum of 1 month and returned to normal within 3 months to 1 year or mo re.