The eye examination, the key diagnosis in a rare case of Wilson disease

  • Gholamhossein Yaghoobi Ophthalmology Department, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
  • Mohammad Ali Yaghoobi Mashad University of Medical Science, Iran
  • Behrouz Heydari Ophthalmology Department, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
  • Elahe Heidari Mashad University of Medical Science, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v13i3.135
Keywords: Hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium, Wilson disease, Kayser-Fleischer ring

Abstract

We report of a 19-year-old man complaining of clumsy gait, drooling of saliva, difficulty in speech, and behavioral changes who underwent ophthalmic examination and was diagnosed with a rare case of Wilson disease: Kayser-Fleischer ring and unilateral hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium.

Published
2014-04-01
How to Cite
Yaghoobi, G., Yaghoobi, M., Heydari, B., & Heidari, E. (2014). The eye examination, the key diagnosis in a rare case of Wilson disease. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), 115-117. https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v13i3.135
Issue
Vol 13 No 3 (2014)
Section
Case Reports/Case Series

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