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Case Reports
. 1976 Nov;72(5):788-91.

Cardiac manifestations of ochronosis

L Gould, C V Reddy, D DePalma, A De Martino, P E Kalish
  • PMID: 979319
Case Reports

Cardiac manifestations of ochronosis

L Gould et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Nov.

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman with ochronosis was admitted with congestive heart failure. A typical ejection murmur of aortic stenosis was ausculated and was documented on a phonocardiogram. The patient subsequently died, and at autopsy extensive deposition of ochronotic pigment was found on the aortic valve. This valve had no other anatomic abnormalities. Thus ochronosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of aortic stenosis.

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