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Updated: Dec 27 2021

Kayser-Fleischer Ring

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  • Snapshot
    • A 44-year-old woman presents to her ophthalmologist for a follow-up visit. She was recently diagnosed with Wilson disease when she initially presented to the hospital for acute liver failure. She currently does not report any acute complaints and says she has been taking her D-penicillamine with zinc salts as prescribed. She undergoes a slit-lamp examination, which demonstrates gray-green deposition in Descemet membrane in the cornea.
  • Studies
    • Patients should be evaluated for Wilson disease
  • DIAGNOSIS
    • Clinical diagnosis
  • Prognosis
    • Fatal, if not treated
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