Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department

Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department

We report a 45 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department of Hamad General Hospital with recurrent severe low back pain. Clinical examination revealed characteristic deposition of blue-brownish pigment in the sclera and ear. X-ray revealed diffuse intervertebral disc calcificati...

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Main Authors: MSeidahmed, AbdelRahman, Abdulhadi ASalih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: HBKU Press 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
Online Access:http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jemtac.2012.19
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spelling doaj-42dfb224550a474a871d463ea92dbbfa2020-11-24T22:46:57ZengHBKU PressJournal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care1999-70861999-70942012-09-012012110.5339/jemtac.2012.19Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency departmentMSeidahmedAbdelRahmanAbdulhadi ASalihWe report a 45 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department of Hamad General Hospital with recurrent severe low back pain. Clinical examination revealed characteristic deposition of blue-brownish pigment in the sclera and ear. X-ray revealed diffuse intervertebral disc calcification. Alkaptonuria was suspected and the diagnosis was confirmed by detection of high levels of homogentisic acid in the urine. http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jemtac.2012.19
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Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
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title Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
title_short Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
title_full Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
title_fullStr Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
title_full_unstemmed Alkaptonuria: A rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
title_sort alkaptonuria: a rare cause of recurrent severe back pain in the emergency department
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series Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
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1999-7094
publishDate 2012-09-01
description We report a 45 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department of Hamad General Hospital with recurrent severe low back pain. Clinical examination revealed characteristic deposition of blue-brownish pigment in the sclera and ear. X-ray revealed diffuse intervertebral disc calcification. Alkaptonuria was suspected and the diagnosis was confirmed by detection of high levels of homogentisic acid in the urine.
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