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A Young Man With Backache And Symmetrical Peripheral PolyarthritisAamir Masud, Osama Ishtiaq, Bushra Khizar, Mohammad Iqbal. Abstract | | | | We report a case of a 35-year-old male who has ochronotic arthropathy involving his
spine and peripheral joints. He was diagnosed as having Alkaptonuria,which is a rare
disorder of tyrosine catabolism with an autosomal recessive trait. (Rawal Med J
2006;31:46-47)
Key words: alkaptonuria, ochronosis, inborn error of metabolism
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