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Generalized hyperpigmentation in Wilson's disease: An unusual association

Wilson's disease, an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism, most commonly presents either with hepatic or neurological features. But, it may sometimes have certain atypical presentations posing diagnostic difficulties. We report here a case of Wilson's disease presenting with g...

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Autores principales: Nandi, Madhumita, Sarkar, Sumantra, Mondal, Rakesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23546359
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.105621
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description Wilson's disease, an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism, most commonly presents either with hepatic or neurological features. But, it may sometimes have certain atypical presentations posing diagnostic difficulties. We report here a case of Wilson's disease presenting with generalized hyperpigmentation of skin who also developed neurological manifestations subsequently. We aim to highlight the importance of keeping Wilson's disease as one of the differentials in patients who present with hyperpigmentation and neurological symptoms compatible with copper deposits in the central nervous system and proceed for investigations accordingly.
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spelling pubmed-35790562013-02-28 Generalized hyperpigmentation in Wilson's disease: An unusual association Nandi, Madhumita Sarkar, Sumantra Mondal, Rakesh J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Report Wilson's disease, an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism, most commonly presents either with hepatic or neurological features. But, it may sometimes have certain atypical presentations posing diagnostic difficulties. We report here a case of Wilson's disease presenting with generalized hyperpigmentation of skin who also developed neurological manifestations subsequently. We aim to highlight the importance of keeping Wilson's disease as one of the differentials in patients who present with hyperpigmentation and neurological symptoms compatible with copper deposits in the central nervous system and proceed for investigations accordingly. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3579056/ /pubmed/23546359 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.105621 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23546359
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.105621
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