The presence of the KF ring reflects copper deposition in the brain. A common differential diagnosis of the KF ring is arcus juvenilis, and cholestatic jaundice can also induce a faint KF ring.

Adapted from Schilsky ML, Tavil AS. Wilson disease. In: Schiff's Diseases of the Liver. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2006:1023–1040. Most practitioners prefer start with trientine.

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