Wilson’s disease is a condition where it generates strange accumulation of copper in the body, mainly deposits in the liver tissue by damaging the liver, brain, eyes and kidneys, this accumulation is given by a deficit in the biliary excretion of copper. It is named after the physician Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, who was the first to talk about it. It is a congenital disease is inherited, the gene responsible for this disease is the gene 13.
The symptoms of this disease include tremors, poor coordination, confusion, speech impairment, weakness, slowed movements, vomiting with blood, yellow skin, personality changes, dementia, bloating, difficulty walking, body itching, loss of appetite, fever, among others. Symptoms can occur between 6 and 20 years of age, although they may occur up to 40 years. One of the most characteristic signs of this disease is a brown ring (Kayser-Fleischer ring) that forms around the cornea of the eye.
To diagnose this disease is conducting a series of laboratory tests to identify copper in the urine or blood, a physical examination, in the eyes with a slit lamp, an abdominal radiograph, liver biopsy, a newborn child may conduct the examination of ceruplasmina to diagnose early, among others.
If Wilson’s disease is diagnosed and treated as they should you can have a normal standard of living, they must follow the treatment prescribed by a doctor, not drinking alcohol, taking vitamin E, do not drink mineral water and try to avoid foods containing copper (such as shellfish, chocolate, nuts and fungi).