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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for "Wilson's" disease
  1. Penicillamine is used to treat Wilson's disease (an inherited condition that causes copper to build up in the body and may result in serious symptoms) and cystinuria (an ...
  2. ... commonly use zinc for zinc deficiency, diarrhea, and Wilson disease. Zinc is also used for acne, diabetes, anorexia, ... causes copper to build up in many organs (Wilson disease). Taking zinc by mouth improves symptoms of this ...
  3. Zinc From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Wilson disease. Zinc supplements can reduce the amount of penicillamine ...
  4. ... ever had heart disease, a heart attack, or Wilson's disease (a disease that causes copper to accumulate in ...