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Fatal acute haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia in a man with renal failure and Alkaptonuria – Is nitisinone the solution?
Haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia (MetHb) are rare metabolic complications that can occur in Alkaptonuria (AKU), for which there is no curative treatment. Presented is a case of a man who had AKU, and serves as a reminder of life-threatening complications that can occur with haemolysis and MetHb. T...
Autores principales: | Davison, A.S., Luangrath, E., Selvi, E., Ranganath, L.R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7171525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32322505 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100588 |
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