Extensive prostatic calculi in alkaptonuria: An unusual manifestation of rare disease

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Extensive prostatic calculi in alkaptonuria: An unusual manifestation of rare disease

Gaurav Sali, Appu Thomas, Ginil Kumar, Balagopalan Nair, Kalvampara Sanjeevan, Georgie Mathew, Kannan Nair

Department of Urology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Ponekkara, P. O Kochi, Kerala, India

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Abstract Extensive prostatic calculi in a young man should always elicit the suspicion of alkaptonuria. Although prostatic calculi are seen in chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome and benign prostate hyperplasia, none of these have prostatic calculi or calcification as extensive as in alkaptonuria. A 36 years young man who had severed obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms with extensive prostatic calculi was found to be alkaptonuric on further evaluation.

Key words： Alkaptonuria Calculi Lower urinary tract symptoms Prostate Young

Received: 22 February 2015 Published: 18 September 2015

Corresponding Authors: Gaurav Sali E-mail: saligaurav@gmail.com

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Gaurav Sali,Appu Thomas,Ginil Kumar, et al. Extensive prostatic calculi in alkaptonuria: An unusual manifestation of rare disease[J]. Asian Journal of Urology, 2015, 2(3): 179-181.

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