Alkaptonuria in a 6 Year Old Patient: Case Report.

作者信息

Sharma Vikas, Nerli Rajendra B, Magdum Prasad V, Mudegoudra Abhijith, Hiremath Murigendra B

机构信息

KLES Kidney Foundation, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Center, KLE University's J. N. Medical College, Belgaum 590010, Karnataka, India.

Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India.

出版信息

Urol Case Rep. 2015 Aug 22;3(6):188-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2015.07.013. eCollection 2015 Nov.

DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2015.07.013

PMID:26793547

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4714321/

Abstract

Alkaptonuria is a rare disorder of tyrosine catabolism. A 6 year old male child presented with history of darkish staining of the toilet commode following voiding. The urine when kept in a sterile container for a few hours turned black. Urine examination showed massive amounts of homogentisic acid. Patient was diagnosed as alkaptonuria.

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