Ochronosis and alkaptonuria: report of a new case with calcified aortic valve stenosis.
A patient with calcified aortic valve disease secondary to ochronosis and alkaptonuria is presented. Urgent aortic valve replacement was necessary. The cardiovascular complications of this disease are reviewed.
Dereymaeker
L
L
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven.
Van Parijs
G
G
Bayart
M
M
Daenen
W
W
Lauwerijns
J
J
De Geest
H
H
D000368:Aged; D000474:Alkaptonuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009794:Ochronosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics