Kayser's disease

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• Kayser-Fleischer ring — Kay·ser Flei·scher ring kī zər flī shər .riŋ n a brown or greenish brown ring of copper deposits around the cornea that is characteristic of Wilson s disease Kayser Bernhard (1869 1954), and Fleischer Bruno Otto (1874 1965) German… …   Medical dictionary

• Kayser-Fleischer ring — Infobox Disease Name = Kayser Fleischer ring Caption = A Kayser Fleischer ring in a 32 year old patient who had longstanding speech difficulties and tremor. DiseasesDB = 30056 ICD10 = ICD10|H|18|0|h|15 ICD9 = ICD9|371.14 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus …   Wikipedia

• Disease, Wilson — An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in life, between the ages of 6 and 40. A diagnostic feature of Wilson disease is… …   Medical dictionary

• Kayser-Fleischer ring — a brownish yellow ring in the outer rim of the cornea of the eye. It is a deposit of copper granules and is diagnostic of Wilson s disease. When well developed it can be seen by unaided observation, but faint Kayser Fleischer rings may only be… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Kayser-Fleischer rings — /kuy zeuhr fluy sheuhr/, Pathol. deep green pigmentation of the cornea due to copper deposition, seen in Wilson s disease. [1925 30; after German ophthalmologists Bernhard Kayser (1869 1954) and Bruno Fleischer (1874 1965), who described them] *… …   Universalium

• Kayser-Fleischer rings — /kuy zeuhr fluy sheuhr/, Pathol. deep green pigmentation of the cornea due to copper deposition, seen in Wilson s disease. [1925 30; after German ophthalmologists Bernhard Kayser (1869 1954) and Bruno Fleischer (1874 1965), who described them] …   Useful english dictionary

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary

• Kayser-Fleischer ring — noun a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson s disease • Hypernyms: ↑symptom …   Useful english dictionary

• Wilson's disease — Classification and external resources A Kayser Fleischer ring (the brown ring on the edge of the iris) is common in Wilson s disease, especially when neurological symptoms are present ICD …   Wikipedia

• Wilson disease — An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in life, between the ages of 6 and 40. A diagnostic feature of Wilson disease is… …   Medical dictionary

• Wilson's disease — Wil·son s disease wil sənz n a hereditary disease that is characterized by the accumulation of copper in the body (as in the liver, brain, or cornea) due to abnormal copper metabolism associated with ceruloplasmin deficiency, that is determined… …   Medical dictionary