Alkaptonuria in a 6 Year Old Patient: Case Report
- Sharma, Vikas
- Nerli, Rajendra B.
- Magdum, Prasad V.
- Mudegoudra, Abhijith
- Hiremath, Murigendra B.
Publication date
November 2015
DOI Publisher
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. ISSN
2214-4420 Citation count (estimate)
1Abstract
AbstractAlkaptonuria 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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