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Trientine induced colitis during therapy for Wilson disease: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of human copper metabolism characterized by copper accumulation in the liver due to impaired excretion of copper into the bile. Brain accumulation of copper may cause neuropsychiatric symptoms. Trientine (triethylenetetramine dihydro...

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Autores principales: Boga, Salih, Jain, Dhanpat, Schilsky, Michael L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26589720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40360-015-0031-z