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Management of acute Wilsonian hepatitis with severe hemolysis: a successful combination of chelation and MARS dialysis

Published inCase Reports in Hepatology, vol. 2021, 5583654
Publication date2021
Abstract

Wilson's disease is a rare hereditary disorder of copper metabolism leading to progressive accumulation of copper in several organs including the brain and the liver. Acute liver failure is a relatively rare hepatic manifestation of WD which may require urgent liver transplantation if medical treatment fails. We report here the case of a young woman who presented with classic acute Wilsonian hepatitis complicated by liver and renal failure and a severe hemolysis related to massive nonceruloplasmin bound copper accumulation requiring repeated blood transfusions. The early initiation of a combined treatment including conventional chelation therapy and repeated MARS dialysis sessions allowed a rapid control of hemolysis, a progressive decrease of free copper overload, and clinical recompensation without liver transplantation.

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HASSOUN, Jérémy et al. Management of acute Wilsonian hepatitis with severe hemolysis: a successful combination of chelation and MARS dialysis. In: Case Reports in Hepatology, 2021, vol. 2021, p. 5583654. doi: 10.1155/2021/5583654
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