Wilsons Disease Information - picture, symptom, cause, treatment, history of Wilsons Disease

Wilsons Disease Information

Wilsons Disease is very common Disorders and it is also known as hepatolenticular degeneration. Wilsons Disease can be defined as the rare autossomal recessive inherited disease and Wilsons Disease is primarly caused by an acumulation of copper in tissues all over the body, mainly in the liver, brain, kidneys and cornea. Wilsons Disease mostly affects mostly young pacients, the median age being between 8 and 20 years. Any person with recurrent hepatic disease and unexplained neurologic symptoms should be investigated to have Wilson's disease. Liver disease occurs in half of the patients.

The main cause of Wilsons Disease is presence of excess copper in the body. Excess copper is toxic and can damage the organs. Excess copper can cause inflammation in the liver ( hepatitis ) and scarring ( cirrhosis ), and brain damage. In Wilson's disease this process fails, causing copper to build up in the body. This mainly damages the liver but can also affect other organs, especially the brain.

Symptoms of Wilsons Disease

• Hepatitis or liver inflammation.
• Liver cirrhosis or scarring.
• Tiredness and loss of appetite.
• Jaundice.
• Abdominal pain.
• Swelling of the ankles or abdomen.
• Enlargement of the liver or spleen.
• Anaemia
• Macrocytic anemia
• Sideroblastic anemia
• Megaloblastic Anemia
• Pernicious anemia