Alkaptonuria: A case report

ODABAŞ A. R. , Karakuzu A., Selcuk Y., Cetinkaya R., Erdem T.

JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.28, no.3, pp.158-160, 2001 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00111.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.158-160

Abstract

Alkaptonuria is a rare, autosomally recessive, metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency in homogentisic acid oxidase. It results in accumulation and deposition of homogentisic acid in cartilage, eyelids, forehead, cheeks, axillae, genital regions, nail beds, buccal mucosa, larynx, tympanic eardrum, and the, tendons. We report a 33-year-old woman who presented with alkaptonuria and ochronotic pigment deposited in articular cartilage and cartilage of the ear and sclera.