Case Report
Fulminant Wilson’s Disease Managed with Plasmapheresis as a Bridge to Liver Transplant
Table 1
Trend of laboratory values before and after liver transplant.
| | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 (transplant) | Day 8 | Day 13 | Day 27 | Day 53 |
| Hemoglobin (11.2–15.7 g/dL) | 11.2 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 8 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.4 | Hematocrit (34–45%) | 34.9 | 30 | 14.8 | 26.8 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 30.4 | 34.1 | 36.8 | MCV (79–98 fL) | 99 | 101 | 131 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 90 | Platelet (155–369 k/uL) | 202 | 166 | 162 | 88 | 50 | 32 | 123 | 320 | 238 | WBC (3.7–10.3 k/uL) | 15.9 | 14.2 | 38.1 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 9.7 | BUN (7–21 mg/dL) | 15 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 28 | 19 | Creatinine (0.60–1.10 mg/dL) | 0.78 | 1.2 | 2.63 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.13 | 1.89 | 1 | 0.84 | Sodium (136–145 mmol/L) | 135 | 136 | 134 | 141 | 143 | 140 | 139 | 140 | 138 | Potassium (3.7–4.8 mmol/L) | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | AST (11–32 U/L) | 159 | 150 | 187 | 323 | 626 | 347 | 57 | 41 | 16 | ALT (8–33 U/L) | 89 | 19 | 11 | 230 | 518 | 340 | 122 | 49 | 32 | Alkaline phosphatase (52–144 U/L) | 47 | 44 | <5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 85 | 70 | 43 | Total bilirubin (0.2–1.1 mg/dL) | 3.4 | 6.4 | 32.9 | 17.2 | 7.6 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Albumin (3.3–4.6 g/dL) | 2.1 | 2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | INR | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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