Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2018; 24(2): 290-296
Published online Jan 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i2.290
Clinically diagnosed late-onset fulminant Wilson’s disease without cirrhosis: A case report
Takahiro Amano, Tokuhiro Matsubara, Tsutomu Nishida, Hiromi Shimakoshi, Akiyoshi Shimoda, Aya Sugimoto, Kei Takahashi, Kaori Mukai, Masashi Yamamoto, Shiro Hayashi, Sachiko Nakajima, Koji Fukui, Masami Inada
Takahiro Amano, Tokuhiro Matsubara, Tsutomu Nishida, Hiromi Shimakoshi, Akiyoshi Shimoda, Aya Sugimoto, Kei Takahashi, Kaori Mukai, Masashi Yamamoto, Shiro Hayashi, Sachiko Nakajima, Koji Fukui, Masami Inada, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8565, Japan
Author contributions: Matsubara T, Amano T and Nishida T conceived and designed the study, acquired and analyzed the data, drafted the article; Shimakoshi H, Shimoda A, Sugimoto A and Takahashi K interpreted the data; All authors gave final approval of the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Tokuhiro Matsubara, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, 4-14-1 Shibahara, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8565, Japan. tmatsubara@chp.toyonaka.osaka.jp
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Received: October 16, 2017
Peer-review started: October 16, 2017
First decision: November 8, 2017
Revised: November 23, 2017
Accepted: November 28, 2017
Article in press: November 28, 2017
Published online: January 14, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: A 64-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with hepatopathy. After admission, she developed hepatic encephalopathy. Laboratory findings revealed that serum ceruloplasmin levels were reduced, serum and urinary copper levels were greatly elevated and Wilson’s disease (WD)-specific routine tests were positive. She was diagnosed with fulminant WD based on the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease practice guidelines. At autopsy, the liver did not show a bridging pattern of fibrosis suggestive of chronic liver injury. Here, we present the first case of a patient with clinically diagnosed late-onset fulminant WD without cirrhosis.