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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 55, No. 1, 2009, pp. 35-37
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Bioline Code: jp09009
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2009, pp. 35-37
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Acute Anterior Uveitis as the Initial Presentation of Alkaptonuria
John, S.S.; Padhan, P.; Mathews, J.V. & David, S.
Abstract
Alkaptonuria is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that may present with multi-system involvement such as ochronotic arthropathy, renal, urethral and prostatic calculi, cardiac valvular lesions and pigmentation of the skin, sclera, cartilage and other connective tissues. An association of the disease with uveitis has never been reported. We report the first case of alkaptonuria with ochronotic arthropathy presenting with recurrent acute anterior uveitis as the initial manifestation. The possible common link with the HLA-B27 gene is discussed.
Keywords
Acute anterior uveitis, alkaptonuria, ankylosing spondylitis, HLA-B27, ochronotic arthropathy
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