title: Ochronosis: a case of severe ochronotic arthropathy.
abstract: Ochronosis involves primarily the large cartilaginous joint surfaces, ribs, intervertebral discs, ear cartilage etc. We report on a 53-year-old woman with typical alkaptonuric ochronosis with dark urine, blue-black pigmentation of the auriculae and hands, focal brown hyperpigmentation of the sclera, spondylarthropathy and severe shoulder joint involvement.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey. knas@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gür
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Saraç
mesh_terms: D000474:Alkaptonuria / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009794:Ochronosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D025242:Spondylarthropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology