A Prolapsed Intervertbral Disc as the Presenting Feature for Alkaptouria: Case Report
| Autor: | Nosaiba T Ryalat, Khalid Al-Kharazi, Abdulrahman Al-Shudifat, Qussay Al-Sabbagh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
medicine.medical_specialty Ochronosis business.industry medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease Alkaptonuria Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Discectomy medicine Lumbar disc herniation Metabolic disease Elderly patient business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurological Disorders. |
| ISSN: | 2329-6895 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2329-6895.1000253 |
| Popis: | Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disease caused by deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase and characterized by bluish-black discoloration of cartilages and skin (ochronosis). Discal herniation requiring surgery is unusual in alkaptonuria, with only a few reports. The authors report the case of an elderly patient with lumbar disc herniation who underwent discectomy and in whom the nucleus pulposus was discovered to be black. Alkaptonuria was diagnosed after discectomy. The symptoms in the patient disappeared after surgery. |
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