| Literature DB >> 12086170 |
K Nas1, A Gür, S Akdeniz, R Cevik, M Harman, A J Saraç.
Abstract
Ochronosis involves primarily the large cartilaginous joint surfaces, ribs, intervertebral discs, ear cartilage etc. We report on a 53-year-old woman with typical alkaptonuric ochronosis with dark urine, blue-black pigmentation of the auriculae and hands, focal brown hyperpigmentation of the sclera, spondylarthropathy and severe shoulder joint involvement.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12086170 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-002-8277-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN: 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980