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- Title
From darkening of urine is the early sign of alkaptonuria.
- Authors
Peker, Erdal; Yonden, Zafer; Sogut, Sadik
- Abstract
The article discusses that the only early sign of alkaptonuria is the darkening of urine. Alkaptonuria a rare metabolism disorder characterized by deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase. Characteristic features of this disease include darkening of urine, ochronosis and arthropathy. Darkening of urine is the only sign of alkaptonuria in the pediatric group. It occurs at the very stage of alkaptonuria.
- Subjects
METABOLIC disorder diagnosis; METABOLIC disorder treatment; URINALYSIS; JOINT diseases; OXIDASES
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2008, Vol 74, Issue 6, p705
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0378-6323.45142