Is It Possible to Diagnose Wilson Disease with a Piece of Skin?

ABSTRACT

Renal, skeletal, cardiac, and ophthalmic involvement in Wilson disease (WD) is well known. In this case report, high copper content and ultrastructural findings of skin of a patient with WD accompanied by xerosis are presented.

Keywords:

• copper
• skin
• ultrastructure
• xerosis
• Wilson disease

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