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A CASE OF ALKAPTONURIA, OCHRONOSIS AND OCHRONOTIC ARTHROPATHY
Author(s) -
Entwisle B. R.,
Muirden K. D.,
Adam W. R.,
Parkin J. D.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb105629.x
Subject(s) - alkaptonuria , ochronosis , homogentisic acid , dermatology , arthropathy , medicine , chemistry , pathology , osteoarthritis , computational chemistry , alternative medicine
The case is presented of a middle‐aged woman with ochronotic arthropathy. The unusual features of the case were the marked skin pigmentation, and musculo‐skeletal symptoms which were only minimal, despite the existence of advanced changes which were revealed by X‐ray examination.