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Exogenous ochronosis: the failure of depigmenting creams [PDF]
, 2019 Exogenous ochronosis (EO) is an entity that manifests as black-bluish or grayish-brown cutaneous hyperpigmentation, which is a consequence of the deposition of ochronotic pigment with characteristic banana-like morphology between the collagen fibers of ...
Sánchez-Martínez, Eva María +12 more
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An unusual cause of chronic low back pain: ochronosis
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 A 45-year-old man presented with low back pain evolving since 8 years associated sometimes with a radicular radiation. The clinical examination found a patient in good general condition, a loss of the lumbar lordosis, an exaggeration of the dorsal ...
Zeineb Alaya, Anis Mzabi
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Actinic granuloma-like change in exogenous ochronosis: Case report
, 1990 Exogenous ochronosis is caused by the longterm application of skin-lightening creams containing hydroquinone. This irreversible disfiguring cosmetic problem assumes epidemic proportions in South African blacks. Mild ochronosis is characterized clinically
Mulligan R.P., Jordaan H.F.
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Frontiers in GeneticsBackgroundAlkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD) deficiency, leading to pigment deposition and progressive ochronotic arthropathy (OchA), which may mimic chronic inflammatory or ...
Zhicheng Liu +9 more
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Perioperative management of patient with alkaptonuria and associated multiple comorbidities
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2011 Alkaptonuria is a rare inherited genetic disorder of tyrosine metabolism characterized by a triad of homogentisic aciduria, ochronosis, and arthritis. The most common clinical manifestations of ochronosis involve the musculoskeletal, respiratory, airway,
Ravindra Pandey +4 more
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Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2018 Jens Martin, Rohrbach, Daniel, Röck
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Ankylosis of the spine in a case with ochronosis
, 2003 A thirty-nine-year-old man presented with a complaint of low back pain with a history of 20 years. Cervical and thoracolumbar radiographs showed wide calcification areas and ankylosis in the intervertebral discs.
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The dark side of cartilage: ochronosis unmasked during femoral neck fracture surgery [PDF]
Alkaptonuria is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency in homogentisic acid oxidase, leading to the accumulation of homogentisic acid in connective tissues.
Somani , Rohit +5 more
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Ochronosis in differential diagnosis of patients with chronic backache: a review of the literature
, 2007 A 50-year-old man presented with a complaint of low-back pain and widespread joint pain for the previous 20 years. Conventional radiography revealed wide areas of calcification in the intervertebral discs and degenerative changes in the peripheral joints.
Serdaroglu, Muenevver +4 more
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Radiologic features of lumbar spine in ochronosis in late stages
Ochronosis is a rare hereditary disorder of tyrosine metabolism. Severe degenerative arthritis and spondylosis occur in the later stages of this disease. Radiologic examinations may reveal changes considered almost pathognomonic for ochronosis.
Pabusçu, Y +4 more
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