Wilson's Disease

Copper poisoning of the body due to a rare genetic degenerative disease of the liver (hepatolenticular degeneration) is known as Wilson's disease. Failure of the liver to filter and remove excess copper leads to copper build-up in other organs. It can be life-threatening to leave it untreated. Copper accumulation causes varied symptoms based on the organ affected. Kayser-Fleischer rings or K-F rings are golden or brown ringed discoloration in the eye is common in such patients. Chelating therapies to remove excess copper from the body and oral Zinc tablets to keep the body from absorbing copper are the treatment modalities.