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The eye examination, the key diagnosis in a rare case of Wilson disease

The eye examination, the key diagnosis in a rare case of Wilson disease

Authors :
Behrouz Heydari
Mohammad Ali Yaghoobi
Gholamhossein Yaghoobi
Elahe Heidari
Source :
Scopus-Elsevier
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Kugler Publications, 2014.

Abstract

We report of a 19-year-old man complaining of clumsy gait, drooling of saliva, difficulty in speech, and behavioral changes who underwent ophthalmic examination and was diagnosed with a rare case of Wilson disease: Kayser-Fleischer ring and unilateral hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium.

Details

ISSN :
15602133
Volume :
13
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Asian Journal of Ophthalmology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....165fdd4efc5baf97f1fcae07c252cc75
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v13i3.135