CASE REPORT
Year : 2015  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 84-86

Alkaptonuria: Case report


1 Department of Dermatology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Senior Resident, Department of Dermatology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Swapna S Khatu
Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and Hospital, Narhe, Pune - 411 041, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.148860

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Alkaptonuria is a rare, autosomal-recessive disorder of phenylalanine/tyrosine metabolism due to congenital deficiency of the enzyme homogentisic acid oxidase. Herein, we are reporting a classical case of alkaptonuria with extensive skin pigmentation and skeletal involvement. Histopathological examination also revealed classical ochre-colored deposits in dermis.


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