Dense Kayser-Fleischer ring in asymptomatic Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)
| Autor: | Charlotte Anne Sullivan, G. A. Shun-Shin, A Chopdar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Kayser–Fleischer ring
medicine.medical_specialty Letter business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Retinal detachment medicine.disease Asymptomatic Sensory Systems Surgery Wilson's disease Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Ophthalmology Left eye Rare case medicine High liver copper medicine.symptom business Evisceration (ophthalmology) |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology. 86:114-114 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1161 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bjo.86.1.114 |
| Popis: | The Kayser-Fleischer ring is the single most important diagnostic sign in Wilson's disease; it is found in 95% of patients. Virtually all patients with Kayser-Fleischer rings have neurological manifestations.1 Pseudo rings have been described in other conditions.1 The density of a Kayser-Fleischer ring correlates with the severity of Wilson's disease.2 We describe a rare case of a dense Kayser-Fleischer ring in an asymptomatic patient with an extremely high liver copper content. The recent significant genetic advances, and the clinical implications are discussed. At the age of 14 this 23 year old white woman had an evisceration of her left eye for painful rubeotic glaucoma following chronic retinal detachment, resulting from ANA positive iridocyclitis. Her optician referred her because over the past few … |
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