Parents Seek Answers After Son's Sudden Liver-Related Death
Originally Published 4 months ago — by OregonLive.com
A parent inquires if earlier hospital intervention could have saved their son's life, who died from acute-on-chronic liver failure likely related to Wilson's disease, a rare genetic disorder affecting copper metabolism. The doctor explains that earlier diagnosis and management might have prevented the progression, but once acute failure occurred, the prognosis was poor, and a transplant was probably too late.