Abstract
A 20-year-old man consulted a local doctor due to edema and dyspnea. He was referred to our hospital because he had jaundice and pleural effusion. He had psychiatric symptoms of “Hikikomori”, i.e., social withdrawal, and had stayed indoors for 3 years. He was diagnosed with liver failure due to Wilson’s disease by blood test, urine cupper, and Kayser-Fleischer ring. Conservative treatments were not effective enough, and he was rescued by liver transplantation. Wilson’s disease is known to cause various neuropsychiatric symptoms, and his “Hikikomori” symptoms may be caused by Wilson’s disease. We report a case of liver failure due to Wilson’s disease who had symptoms of social withdrawal.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 749-755 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Acta Hepatologica Japonica |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 7 2015 |
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Keywords
- Hikikomori
- Liver failure
- Liver transplantation
- Wilson's disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
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A case of liver failure due to Wilson’s disease who had psychiatric symptoms of “Hikikomori”, i.e., social withdrawal. / Yamago, Hiroka; Michitaka, Kojiro; Shiraishi, Akiko; Aibiki, Toshihiko; Okudaira, Tomonari; Kawamura, Tomoe; Nakahara, Hiromasa; Suga, Yoshifumi; Azemoto, Nobuaki; Hiraoka, Atsushi; Miyata, Hideki; Miyamoto, Yasunao; Ninomiya, Tomoyuki; Tanaka, Koichi; Yasunaka, Tetsuya; Umeda, Yuzo; Yagi, Takahito.
In: Acta Hepatologica Japonica, Vol. 55, No. 12, 07.01.2015, p. 749-755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A case of liver failure due to Wilson’s disease who had psychiatric symptoms of “Hikikomori”, i.e., social withdrawal
AU - Yamago, Hiroka
AU - Michitaka, Kojiro
AU - Shiraishi, Akiko
AU - Aibiki, Toshihiko
AU - Okudaira, Tomonari
AU - Kawamura, Tomoe
AU - Nakahara, Hiromasa
AU - Suga, Yoshifumi
AU - Azemoto, Nobuaki
AU - Hiraoka, Atsushi
AU - Miyata, Hideki
AU - Miyamoto, Yasunao
AU - Ninomiya, Tomoyuki
AU - Tanaka, Koichi
AU - Yasunaka, Tetsuya
AU - Umeda, Yuzo
AU - Yagi, Takahito
PY - 2015/1/7
Y1 - 2015/1/7
N2 - A 20-year-old man consulted a local doctor due to edema and dyspnea. He was referred to our hospital because he had jaundice and pleural effusion. He had psychiatric symptoms of “Hikikomori”, i.e., social withdrawal, and had stayed indoors for 3 years. He was diagnosed with liver failure due to Wilson’s disease by blood test, urine cupper, and Kayser-Fleischer ring. Conservative treatments were not effective enough, and he was rescued by liver transplantation. Wilson’s disease is known to cause various neuropsychiatric symptoms, and his “Hikikomori” symptoms may be caused by Wilson’s disease. We report a case of liver failure due to Wilson’s disease who had symptoms of social withdrawal.
AB - A 20-year-old man consulted a local doctor due to edema and dyspnea. He was referred to our hospital because he had jaundice and pleural effusion. He had psychiatric symptoms of “Hikikomori”, i.e., social withdrawal, and had stayed indoors for 3 years. He was diagnosed with liver failure due to Wilson’s disease by blood test, urine cupper, and Kayser-Fleischer ring. Conservative treatments were not effective enough, and he was rescued by liver transplantation. Wilson’s disease is known to cause various neuropsychiatric symptoms, and his “Hikikomori” symptoms may be caused by Wilson’s disease. We report a case of liver failure due to Wilson’s disease who had symptoms of social withdrawal.
KW - Hikikomori
KW - Liver failure
KW - Liver transplantation
KW - Wilson's disease
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JO - Acta Hepatologica Japonica
JF - Acta Hepatologica Japonica
SN - 0451-4203
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