Wilson's disease – A rare cause of renal tubular acidosis with metabolic bone disease

We report a 16-year-old boy who presented with weakness of lower limbs. He was diagnosed to have Wilson's disease, renal tubular acidosis and osteoporosis. Screening of siblings showed that his younger sister was also affected by the disease.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Subrahmanyam, D. K. S., Vadivelan, M., Giridharan, S., Balamurugan, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25120295
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.132017
Descripción
Sumario:We report a 16-year-old boy who presented with weakness of lower limbs. He was diagnosed to have Wilson's disease, renal tubular acidosis and osteoporosis. Screening of siblings showed that his younger sister was also affected by the disease.

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