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    Rheumatol Int. 2008 Mar;28(5):479-82. Epub 2007 Sep 25.

    Ochronosis with cardiovascular involvement: a case report.

    Bal S, Turan Y, Koçyiğit H, Gürgan A, Kurtulmuş S, Güvenç A, Deniz G.

    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. serpilbal@gmail.com

    Ochronosis is a rare autosomal-recessive disease, characterized by increased homogentisic acid (HGA) and substrates due to deficiency of HGA oxidase. The most common clinical presentations are homogentisic aciduria, blue-black pigment accumulation in collagen tissues, large joint arthropathies and degenerative disk diseases. However, the disease may exert very large spectrum with various system involvements. In this article, a patient who was admitted by progressed musculoskeletal system pains and diagnosed as ochronosis, especially with emerging cardiovascular involvement, was presented.

    PMID: 17899092 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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