A Rare Case of Acquired Methemoglobinemia Associated with Alkaptonuria

We herein present a rare case of acquired methemoglobinemia associated with alkaptonuria. Alkaptonuria is a congenital error of metabolism caused by the deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase, which subsequently results in the accumulation of homogentisic acid (HGA) in body tissues. As renal dysfun...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2014, Vol.53(16), pp.1797-1800
Hauptverfasser:	Isa, Yasuki, Nihei, Shun-ichi, Irifukuhama, Yuna, Ikeda, Tomoya, Matsumoto, Hiroyuki, Nagata, Keiji, Harayama, Nobuya, Aibara, Keiji, Kamochi, Masayuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute kidney injury Aged alkaptonuria Alkaptonuria - complications Alkaptonuria - diagnosis Alkaptonuria - metabolism Fatal Outcome Female hemolysis homogentisic acid Homogentisic Acid - metabolism Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology methemoglobinemia Methemoglobinemia - diagnosis Methemoglobinemia - drug therapy Methemoglobinemia - etiology methylene blue Rare Diseases
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