Wilson's disease presentation resembling autoimmune hepatitis.

We report a case of a 25-year-old female patient who showed chronic hepatopathy with elevated levels of autoantibodies and gamma globulins, resembling autoimmune hepatitis. After 8 weeks of unsuccessful immunosuppressive treatment, further evaluation showed laboratorial and histological findings suggestive of Wilson's disease. The new treatment with D-penicillamine resulted in positive outcome, despite the initial misleading diagnosis.