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Spontaneous Achilles tendon rupture in alkaptonuria

Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare inborn metabolic disease characterized by accumulation of homogentisic acid (HGA). Excretion of HGA in urine causes darkening of urine and its deposition in connective tissues causes dark pigmentation (ochronosis), early degeneration of articular cartilage, weakening of...

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Autores principales: Alajoulin, Omar A., Alsbou, Mohammed S., Ja’afreh, Somayya O., Kalbouneh, Heba M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26620992
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.12.12834