Wilson disease

Wilson disease is a very rare inherited multisystemic disease presenting non-specific neurological, hepatic, psychiatric or osseo-muscular manifestations due to excessive copper deposition in the body.

Fever

Elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation.


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PMID (PMCID)
12211729
FEMALE Adult
Acute haemolytic syndrome and liver failure as the first manifestations of Wilson's disease.
Dabrowska E, Jablonska-Kaszewska I, Ozieblowski A, Falkiewicz B.
Med Sci Monit. 2001;7 Suppl 1:246-51.
Acute liver failure and haemolytic syndrome appeared quite suddenly as the first manifestations of Wilson disease (WD) in five of our patients previously regarded as healthy persons (although an interview showed that 2-4 weeks prior to the illness the patients complained of several non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain, headaches, fever, weakness or behavioural changes).