Abstract:
This article reports the case of a 35-year old female patient referred to the hospital with liver failure. This patient was diagnosed to have Wilson's disease due to the criteria: 1) serum ceruloplasmin <20 mg % and 2) KF rings present upon ocular examination. Upon further inverstigation, this patient was revealed to have transfusion-causes hepatitis C virus infection, apparently a cause of her liver disease. Screening of the patient's family was also performed and is presented as a pedigree. This case is a good example of familial Wilson's disease.