Metabolic balances of sulfur in patients with hepatolenticular degeneration and effect of the use of D-penicillamine

Abstract

Case 1 was kept in metabolic balance for 42 days, including 20 days on vegetarian diet, 13 days on mixed diet, and 9 days on vegetarian diet again plus 2,000 mg of D-penicillamine (this daily dosis contains 430 mg of total sulfur, which were computed in the balance).Case 2 was kept in metabolic balance for 34 days, including 12 days on vegetarion diet, 13 days on mixed diet, and 9 days on vegetarian diet plus 2,000 mg of D-penicillamine. Each balance was divided in periods from 3 to 6 days.