Successful pregnancy outcome in a Korean patient with symptomatic Wilson's disease.
10.5468/ogs.2015.58.5.409
- Author:
Hyun Joo LEE
1
;
Won Joon SEONG
;
Seong Yeon HONG
;
Jin Young BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. bjy2014@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Complication;
Pregnancy;
Wilson's disease;
Zinc
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Cesarean Section;
Copper;
Female;
Hepatolenticular Degeneration*;
Humans;
Infant;
Liver;
Metabolism;
Mothers;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Outcome*;
Pregnancy*;
Volition;
Zinc;
Zinc Oxide
- From:Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
2015;58(5):409-413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Wilson's disease is an inherited disease of copper metabolism leading to the toxic accumulation of copper, primarily in the liver and brain. Although the literature shows successful outcomes after proper treatment, pregnant patients with Wilson's disease still need close monitoring and management. Here, we report the case of a successful pregnancy in a Korean woman with Wilson's disease. A 33-year-old primigravid patient with Wilson's disease visited our antenatal clinic. Of her own volition, she had stopped her medication 2 years earlier. Oral zinc oxide therapy was started, and she was closely monitored throughout her pregnancy. She delivered a healthy female infant weighing 3.13 kg through a cesarean section. After delivery, the clinical course of both the mother and the baby were uneventful. We review crucial points in the treatment and the management dilemmas raised by the patient.