Korean J Endocr Surg.
2004 Dec;4(2):115-118. 10.16956/kjes.2004.4.2.115.
Macromastia with Multiple Fibroadenomas in a Wilson's Disease Patient
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Surgery, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea. dosangs@hotmail.com
- KMID: 2376113
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2004.4.2.115
Abstract
- Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism in individuals with mutant ATP7B genes. Impairment of normal excretion of hepatic copper results in toxic accumulation of the metal in liver, brain and other organs. Clinical manifestations include hepatic, neurologic or psychiatric disturbances. Penicillamine, as a chelator of copper, is the drug of choice in the treatment of Wilson's disease but after treatment of penicillamine, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, the nephrotic syndrome, Goodpasture's syndrome, pemphigus vulgaris or pleural effusion may supervene. We report a case of macromastia with multiple fibroadenomas in a patient who was treated with penicillamine for Wilson's disease.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Successful Pregnancy Outcome in a Patient with Untreated Wilson`s Disease : A Case Report
- Penicillamine-induced virginal mammary hypertrophy
- Comparison of the Body Mass Index of Women with Hypo- and Macro-mastia-MDbP303
- A Case of Wilson's Disease Associated with Somatomotor Status Epileticus
- Wilson Disease Misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder
