Ochronosis: a case of severe ochronotic arthropathy


https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2011.e8
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2011)
Submitted: 27 August 2011
Accepted: 13 September 2011
Published: 10 October 2011
ochronosis, alkaptonuria, arthritis
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  • Berat Meryem Alkan Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
  • Fatma Fidan Yıldız Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
  • Aliye Tosun Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
  • Şükran Erten
    sukranerten@yahoo.com
    Department of Rheumatology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
  • Özge Ardıçoğlu Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
Ochronosis involves primarily the large cartilaginous joint surfaces, ribs, intervertebral discs, ear cartilage etc. We report on a 52-year-old woman with typical alkaptonuric ochronosis with dark urine, blue-black pigmentation of the auriculae and hands, spondylarthropathy and severe hip and shoulder joints involvement. The differential diagnosis of this rare condition is discussed with a review of the literature.

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Alkan, B. M., Yıldız, F. F., Tosun, A., Erten, Şükran, & Ardıçoğlu, Özge. (2011). Ochronosis: a case of severe ochronotic arthropathy. Rheumatology Reports, 3(1), e8. https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2011.e8

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