Alkaptonuric Ochronosis Superimposed With Septic Arthritis in a Middle-aged Man

نویسندگان
Bagherifard, Abolfazl ID 1
Jabalameli, Mahmoud ID 2
Salehpour, Mostafa ID 3
Majdi, Shoeib ID 4
Nakhaee Amroodi, Morteza ID 5

1 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

2 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

3 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

4 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

5 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

doi
10.32598/JROSJ.7.1.41
چکیده

Alkaptonuria is a rare inborn metabolic disease, in which an enzymatic deficiency accumulates alkapton in different tissues, causing darkness and injury, especially in spine and large cartilages, called ochronosis. The urine darkness can be a key to early diagnosis in childhood, but some cases are missed until adulthood and gradual damage to ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Alkaptonuria, Ochronosis, Infectious arthritis