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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...
Autores principales: | Alajoulin, Omar A., Alsbou, Mohammed S., Ja’afreh, Somayya O., Kalbouneh, Heba M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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