ALCAPTONURIC OCHRONOSIS - DIFFERENTIAL-DI AGNOSIS WITH ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS

Authors
PIZZUTI P GOUPILLE P ESTEVE E JATTIOT F VAILLANT L LORETTE G VALAT JP
Citation
P. Pizzuti et al., ALCAPTONURIC OCHRONOSIS - DIFFERENTIAL-DI AGNOSIS WITH ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 69(40-41), 1993, pp. 1438-1443
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
69
Issue
40-41
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1438 - 1443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1993)69:40-41<1438:AO-DAW>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
In an 81 year old bedbound male admitted to a dermatology ward for pre ssure sores over both heels, a severe spinal deformity with-diffuse jo int ankylosis and a bluish discoloration of the sclerae and skin over the face suggested alcaptonuric ochronosis. The diagnostic criteria fo r this rheumatic disease are reviewed. The differential diagnosis with ankylosing spondylitis is discussed.