Article ; Online: Fatal acute haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia in a man with renal failure and Alkaptonuria – Is nitisinone the solution?
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, Vol 23, Iss , Pp - (2020)
2020
Abstract: Haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia (MetHb) are rare metabolic complications that can occur in Alkaptonuria (AKU), for which there is no curative treatment. Presented is a case of a man who had AKU, and serves as a reminder of life-threatening ... ...
Abstract | Haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia (MetHb) are rare metabolic complications that can occur in Alkaptonuria (AKU), for which there is no curative treatment. Presented is a case of a man who had AKU, and serves as a reminder of life-threatening complications that can occur with haemolysis and MetHb. This case presents an opportunity to revisit important considerations relating to the investigation and treatment of haemolysis and MetHb with a view to raising awareness, and in doing so hopefully reducing the uniformly fatal outcome. Additionally it is proposed that treatment of haemolysis and MetHb with nitisinone is considered as a potentially lifesaving treatment as it is believed that reducing the concentration of circulating homogentisic acid will reduce oxidative stress. |
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Keywords | Oxidative stress ; Haemolysis ; Methaemoglobinaemia ; Alkaptonuria ; Nitisinone ; Renal failure ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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