Involuntary movement in an emotionally labile girl : Think of Wilson’s Disease

Authors

  • Chowdhury Rifat Niger Specialist, Dept of Gastroenterology, United Hospital Limited, Gulsan-2, Dhaka
  • Raj Chowdhury Resident Medical Officer, Dept. of Gastroenterology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Chowdhury Akram Uz Zaman General Practitionar (GP), Sydney
  • Tamzeed Hossain Senior House Officer, Dept. of Gastroenterology, United Hospital Limited, Dhaka
  • Rawshan Arra Khanam Junior Consultant, Dept. of Pulmonology, United Hospital Limited, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v6i1.36615

Keywords:

ATP7B, Dystonia, Kayser-Fleischer ring (K-F ring), Wilson’s Disease (WD)

Abstract

Wilson’s Disease (WD) is a rare, autosomal recessive, inborn error of copper metabolism, which is caused by a mutation in the copper-transporting gene, ATP7B. The presentation is usually neurologic or hepatic or both, which is seen in 40% of the patients. The diagnosis depends primarily on the clinical features, the biochemical parameters and the presence of the Kayser – Fleischer ring. Here, we are reporting a 13 years old girl who was affected by Wilson’s disease, with both neurological manifestations & hepatic involvement.

Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2018; 6(1): 57-59

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Published

2018-05-09

How to Cite

Niger, C. R., Chowdhury, R., Zaman, C. A. U., Hossain, T., & Khanam, R. A. (2018). Involuntary movement in an emotionally labile girl : Think of Wilson’s Disease. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 6(1), 57–59. https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v6i1.36615

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Case Reports

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