Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

ALKAPTONURIA

Dr. Archana, Dr. T. Venkata Subramanyam

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Alkaptonuria is a rare disorder of tyrosine catabolism. A 6 year old male child presented with history of generalized swelling . The urine when kept in a sterile container for a few hours turned black. Urine examination showed massive amounts of homogentisic acid, urine albumin 4+. Patient was diagnosed as nephrotic syndrome with alkaptonuria.

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ALKAPTONURIA, DR.ARCHANA, DR.T.VENKATA SUBRAMANYAM INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2019


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