Open AccessOchronotic cardiovascular disease
Author(s) -
Ptacin M.,
Sebastian J.,
Bamrah V. S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960080807
Subject(s) - medicine , spondyloarthropathy , ochronosis , disease , dermatology , pathology
Ochronosis is a disease of tyrosine metabolism. Although most commonly associated with alcaptonuria and spondyloarthropathy, cardiovascular abnormalities have been associated. We describe a case which exemplifies the cardiovascular findings in this entity.