Wilson-Konovalov disease, as a result of differential diagnosis of viral hepatitis. Clinical case

Satarova Svetlana Augustovna, Polidanov Maxim Andreevich, Kondrashkin Ivan Evgenievich, Tyapkina Darya Andreevna, Blokhin Igor Sergeevich

when patients with suspected viral hepatitis are admitted to the infectious diseases clinic, it is sometimes necessary to conduct a broad differential diagnosis to establish the true nature of liver disease. The result of the diagnostic search in a number of cases are diseases that are quite rare in the practice of an infectious disease doctor; such is Wilson-Konovalov disease. The article presents a description of a clinical case of differential diagnosis of viral hepatitis in a patient undergoing examination and treatment in the infectious department of the 2nd State Clinical Hospital named after V.I. Razumovsky, Saratov. This clinical case indicates that in some cases a broad differential diagnosis of liver diseases is required to clarify the true nature of the disease. Wilson-Konovalov disease is a rather rare pathology. The disease is progressive and is accompanied by numerous complications that are life-threatening, so early diagnosis of the disease and timely pathogenetic therapy are extremely important.

Keywords:viral hepatitis, liver diseases, diagnostic search, autosomal recessive hereditary disease, hepatocerebral dystrophy, Wilson-Konovalov disease.