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Knee degenerative osteoarthritis secondary to ochronosis (case report)
Alkaptonuria is rare disease with deficiency of homogentisate-1,2-dioxygenase enzyme, resulting in excess deposition of homogentisic acid in connective tissue. This deposition leads to ochronosis - brownish-black pigmentation of connective tissue.
V. V. Bliznyukov +2 more
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Ochronosis is a rare disorder, which presents with distinct clinical and biochemical features. A fifty seven year old male presented with fracture femur, osteoarthritis, Oslerâ€s sign, alkaptonuria and cutaneous ochronosis.
Srikumar G +5 more
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Moh’d S Dawod,1 Mohammad N Alswerki,2 Asem J Darabah,1 Anas O Satari,1 Asaad O Alrwashdeh,3 Zaid N Alaqarbeh,3 Mohammed S Alisi2,4,5 1Mutah University, Faculty of Medicine, Al-karak, Jordan; 2Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan; 3Al-Karak Hospital,
Dawod MS +6 more
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Ochronotic Heart Disease: A Case Report of Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient with Alkaptonuria [PDF]
Introduction: Alkaptonuria is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that disrupts tyrosine metabolism, causing the buildup of homogentisic acid and its oxidized derivatives in tissues, including the heart, leading to potential health issues ...
Mahdi Kahrom +3 more
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Alkaptonuria and ochronotic arthritis
A report is presented on two cases of alkaptonuria in which characteristic radiological changes were found. © 1963 E. & S.
Phocas, E. +3 more
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Assessment of Thyroid Function in Patients With Alkaptonuria
Importance: Alkaptonuria is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the HGD gene. Deficiency of the HGD enzyme leads to tissue deposition of homogentisic acid (HGA), causing severe osteoarthropathies and cardiac valve ...
Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Joanna +10 more
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Case Report - Early detection of alkaptonuria
Alkaptonuria is a rare disorder of metabolism characterized by deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase. This leads to the characteristic features like darkening of urine, ochronosis and arthropathy.
Shyam B. Verma
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Ease of sutureless aortic valve replacement in a patient with unexpected ochronosis: a case report
Background Alkaptonuria is a rare congenital metabolic disorder characterized by homogentisic acid accumulation in body cartilage and connective tissues due to a deficient homogentisic acid dioxygenase enzyme.
Saeid Hosseini +5 more
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Acute Anterior Uveitis as the Initial Presentation of Alkaptonuria
Alkaptonuria is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that may present with multi-system involvement such as ochronotic arthropathy, renal, urethral and prostatic calculi, cardiac valvular lesions and pigmentation of the skin, sclera, cartilage ...
David, S. +3 more
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