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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct;74(4):394-396.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.06.006. Epub 2017 Jul 25.

Alkaptonuria

Manish Thapa  1 , M Bhatia  2 , V K Maurya  3
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Case Reports

Alkaptonuria

Manish Thapa et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2018 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Alkaptonuria; Homogentisic acid; Ochronosis.

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Fig. 1
Radiograph of the dorso-lumbar spine showing osteopenia with scoliosis and wedge compression of LV1 vertebra. There is widespread reduction of the intervertebral disc spaces with presence of discal calcification.
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Fig. 2
Radiograph of the pelvis and knees, antero-posterior projection showing degenerative changes.
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Radiograph showing calcification of the aural cartilage.
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Sagittal reformatted CT of the spine showing the degenerative changes and the intervertebral disc calcification with vacuum phenomenon at multiple levels.
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