Alkaptonuria in a 6 Year Old Patient: Case Report
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Vikas Sharma1, Rajendra B Nerli1, Prasad V Magdum1
1KLES Kidney Foundation, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Center, KLE University's J. N. Medical College, Belgaum 590010, Karnataka, India.
Urology Case Reports
|January 22, 2016
Abstract:
Alkaptonuria is a rare disorder of tyrosine catabolism. A 6 year old male child presented with history of darkish staining of the toilet commode following voiding. The urine when kept in a sterile container for a few hours turned black. Urine examination showed massive amounts of homogentisic acid. Patient was diagnosed as alkaptonuria.
