Menu Healthy Lifestyle Diseases & Conditions First Aid Symptoms Tests & Procedures Videos Definitions FAQs Wilson's diseaseUpdated: 2017-06-13OverviewIn Wilson's disease, copper isn't eliminated properly and instead accumulates, possibly to a life-threatening level. Symptoms typically begin between the ages of 12 and 23. SymptomsSymptoms include clumsiness, fatigue, joint pain, and a tendency to bruise easily. TreatmentsTreatment often includes medications which prompt the organs to release copper into the bloodstream and then out of the body through the kidneys. © 1998-2022 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research(MFMER). All rights reserved. Terms of Use