Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition  2006;9(1):108-113

Hemolytic Crisis Recovered by Exchange Transfusion in a Child with Fulminant Wilson's Disease.

Hee Joung CHOI 1 ; Hae Ri LIM ; Byung Ho CHOE

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Keywords

Wilson's disease; Hemolytic crisis; Fulminant hepatic failure; Plasma exchange; Exchange transfusion

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

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.