| Acute Wilson disease associated with E beta-thalassemia. | |
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PMID: 19131782 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report on an 11-year-old girl with concomitant Ebeta thalassemia (EbetaT) and Wilson disease (WD). She was diagnosed with EbetaT at 2 years of age, but the coexistence of WD could only be established at 11 years. The diagnosis of the later was based on the clinical presentation of hepatitis and severe Coomb's negative hemolytic anemia, coupled with laboratory evidence of WD. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the cooccurrence of EbetaT and WD. As both the conditions are associated with variable degrees of hemolysis, WD in the setting of EbetaT may remain masked and consequently remain undiagnosed for a long time. Sudden, severe hemolysis in a patient of thalassemia may be explained by the coexistence of additional pathology, in this case WD. |
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Authors:
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Rajoo Thapa; Kabita Mukherjee |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology Volume: 30 ISSN: 1536-3678 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-09 Completed Date: 2009-02-03 Revised Date: 2011-10-06 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9505928 Medline TA: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 925-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, The Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. rajoothapa@yahoo.co.in |
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Acute Disease Child Coombs' Test Diagnosis, Differential Female Hemolysis Hepatolenticular Degeneration / complications*, diagnosis Humans beta-Thalassemia / complications*, diagnosis |
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