Case of Successful Pregnancy in Wilson’s Disease
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Wilson’s disease or Hepatolenticular degeneration is an inherited condition of autosomal recessive type wherein the copper transporting gene ATP7B is variably affected leading to copper overload in the body. Two main manifestations are seen. The hepatic, which generally presents earlier,and the neuropsychiatric form. The incidence ranges between 1 in 5000 to 1 in 30000. Untreated female patients additionally suffer from subfertility, the reason for which is not very clear. However, treatment of the disease usually corrects the problem and successful pregnancy may ensue. Here, we present a rare case of successful pregnancy in Wilson’s disease on treatment with zinc
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Lavina Chaubey
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