Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.
2006 Mar;9(1):108-113.
Hemolytic Crisis Recovered by Exchange Transfusion in a Child with Fulminant Wilson's Disease
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. bhchoi@knu.ac.kr
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- In case of Wilson's disease complicated with hemolytic anemia and fulminant hepatic failure; plasma exchange or liver transplantation should be considered. We report an 11 year-old male with fulminant Wilson's disease who developed hemolytic crisis. He was recovered by exchange transfusion after 6 times of plasma exchange.
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