Wilson's disease Treatment by docturs.com

Aug. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- August 17, 2011 – Wilson's disease occurs due to the accumulation of excessive copper in the body. Though this disease is not very common, it can be successfully treated. The treatment for Wilson's disease is initially taken as the removal of excessive copper with chelating agents. Docturs.com offers all the alternative treatment options in detail for curing the Wilson's disease.

The most common chelating agent for the treatment of Wilson's disease is D-penicillamine. This drug works in such a way that it binds copper and forms a stable compound which gets released in the urine. This drug depletes vitamin B6 from the body and so the dietary supplementation is required. This drug also has many side effects which range from minor disturbances to severe and life-threatening complications like immune complex nephritis, myasthenia gravis, aplastic anemia or systemic lupus erythematosus. Some individuals may experience worsened neurologic symptoms during the drug therapy of penicillamine.

As this drug therapy is capable of many side effects, it can be withdrawn in case of fever, rash, proteinuria - presence of protein in urine, low level of circulating WBC - also known as leucopenia and platelets - known as thrombocytopenia, or other problems and swelling of lymph nodes known as lymphadenopathy.

The benefit is that, as soon as these side effects subside or resolve, the drug therapy can be resumed gradually, from intake of small portions to increasing dosage. There are many cases where the patients develop immunity and tolerance for the drug, and although this occurs very rarely, the drug is withdrawn in such a case. There are also other chelating agents which can be used for the treatment of Wilson’s disease and one can know more about it by enquiring the doctors online.

The ongoing maintenance therapy generally involves usage of such doses which blocks the absorption of copper in the intestines and promotes the elimination of copper in the stool. Therefore, copper is not absorbed through the intestine nor passed on to the liver or other organs of the body. Liver transplantation may be considered in patients with severe, overwhelming liver disease. Other treatment is symptomatic and supportive.

Copper is present in small amounts in most foods. Patients with Wilson disease must avoid copper-rich foods such as cocoa, chocolate, liver, mushrooms, nuts, and shellfish and ensure that their copper intake restricted to less than 1/mg per day. Docturs.com advices that one should not only take care of the medicine dosage but also the intake of healthy food with loss copper content, for safe health and reducing the chances of recurrence.

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