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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov 24;170(48):3961-2.

[Ochronotic spondylarthropathy]

[Article in Danish]
Ole Rintek Madsen  1 , Mette Bjørndal Harr, Karen-Lisbeth Dirksen, Hanne Slott Jensen
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  • PMID: 19087737
Case Reports

[Ochronotic spondylarthropathy]

[Article in Danish]
Ole Rintek Madsen et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

We describe a patient with ochronotic spondyloarthropathy who presented with severe spinal stiffness, advanced degenerative changes in the spine with ossifications of the intervertebral discs and subchondral sclerosis of the sacroiliac joints. The diagnosis of ochronosis was verified by detection of homogentisic acid in the urine. Ochronosis is rare, but should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis to other spondyloarthropathies including AS.

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