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Case Reports
. 2002 Jan;86(1):114.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.86.1.114.

Dense Kayser-Fleischer ring in asymptomatic Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)

Charlotte Anne Sullivan, A Chopdar, G A Shun-Shin
Case Reports

Dense Kayser-Fleischer ring in asymptomatic Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)

Charlotte Anne Sullivan et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Jan.
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Figure 1
The right eye showing a heavily pigmented red brown Kayser-Fleischer ring.
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Figure 2
A thin rim still persists 5 years later.
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