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Hemorrhagic colitis induced by trientine in a 51-year-old patient with Wilson’s disease waiting for liver transplantation: A case report

BACKGROUND: Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism. Treatment consists of chelating agents, but side effects are common. We describe a patient who developed colitis during trientine treatment leading to decompensation of liver cirrhosis. CASE SUMMARY: A healthy 51-ye...

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Autores principales: Schult, Andreas, Andersson, Matts, Asin-Cayuela, Jorge, Olsson, Karl Sigvard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9453458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36157863
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v14.i8.1687