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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2012, Volume 17, Number 3, Page(s) 178-181
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Diagnosis of Alkaptonuria after Lumbar Discectomy: Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Habibullah DOLGUN1, Bora GURER1, Riza Onur SARI2, Erdal Resit YILMAZ1, Zeki SEKERCİ1
1Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Brain Surgery, Ankara, Turkey
2Mus The State Hospital, Brain Surgery, Mus, Turkey

Alkaptonuria is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which causes degenerative changes in cartilage, intervertebral disc and other tissues. Although intervertebral disc degeneration is common in alkaptonuria; where there are only a few patients treated surgically for lumbar disc disease.

Diagnosis of alkaptonuria after black colored lumbar discectomy material is a rare condition. We present a case of alkaptonuria, in which the patient was diagnosed after lumbar discectomy.


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