Alkaptonuria presenting as lumbar disc prolapse: Case report and review of literature

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 523-524

  Raja Reddy, D ^b   Prasad, V S S V ^a,c  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaptonuria; Disc prolapse; Ochranosis; Spine

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENTISIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SPONDYLOSIS; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 14444267545     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100562     Document Type: Article

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