A. Pulmonary Emphysema
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Basal ganglia atrophy
D. Renal Cancer
E. HCOM
F. Congenital deafness
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
T-64 #Usmle #Patho 23 yo caucasian male w/ ch hepatitis
P/E of a 23 y/o caucasian male w/ chronic hepatitis reveals corneal changes that are visible w/ naked eye as shown on the picture below.
This patient is also likely to have ?
A. Pulmonary Emphysema
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Basal ganglia atrophy
D. Renal Cancer
E. HCOM
F. Congenital deafness
A. Pulmonary Emphysema
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Basal ganglia atrophy
D. Renal Cancer
E. HCOM
F. Congenital deafness
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The above picture demonstrates Kayser Fleischer Ring which is pathognomic to the wilsons disease. In wilsons disease the copper is also deposited in the basal ganglia, and occasionally in the pons, medulla and the thalamus. Hence the above patient will also have basal ganglia atrophy.
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