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 1Day 3Day 5Day 6Day 7
(transplant)
Day 8Day 13Day 27Day 53

Hemoglobin
(11.2–15.7 g/dL)
11.29.64.29.187.39.511.212.4
Hematocrit
(34–45%)
34.93014.826.823.820.830.434.136.8
MCV
(79–98 fL)
99101131969389919390
Platelet
(155–369 k/uL)
202166162885032123320238
WBC
(3.7–10.3 k/uL)
15.914.238.119.27.66.49.711.59.7
BUN
(7–21 mg/dL)
151941181715332819
Creatinine
(0.60–1.10 mg/dL)
0.781.22.631.541.521.131.8910.84
Sodium
(136–145 mmol/L)
135136134141143140139140138
Potassium
(3.7–4.8 mmol/L)
4.54.35.64.33.93.43.54.33.8
AST
(11–32 U/L)
159150187323626347574116
ALT
(8–33 U/L)
8919112305183401224932
Alkaline phosphatase
(52–144 U/L)
4744<562822857043
Total bilirubin
(0.2–1.1 mg/dL)
3.46.432.917.27.641.80.90.4
Albumin
(3.3–4.6 g/dL)
2.123.22.72.42.42.23.74.1
INR1.92.13.84.81.81.4111