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9670391

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme homogentisic acid oxidase, resulting in accumulation of homogentisic acid in various body tissue; it produces a multisystemic disorder with a characteristic bluish-black discolouration of the skin and cartilage, termed ochranosis. Ochranosis primarily involves the large joints of the body including the spine. Spinal involvement produces loss of flexibility and ankylosis of the thoracic and lumbar segments. The clinical presentation with spondylosis and canal stenosis is common after the third and fourth decades, but intervertebral disc prolapse is unusual in ochranosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1362-4393
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
523-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Alkaptonuria presenting as lumbar disc prolapse: case report and review of literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports