ArticleBiochemia medica2024
A case of alkaptonuria presenting with unexplained dark-stained diapers and spurious hyperoxaluria and proteinuria due to homogentisic acid interference.
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Alkaptonuria is characterized by the accumulation of homogentisic acid which causes dark coloration of urine upon standing, ochronosis, and arthritis. A 4-year old child was referred to our pediatric nephrologist with hyperoxaluria and a history of unexplained pink-to-brown discolouration of his diapers associated with a brown-staining of clothes and skin since he was six months old. He had no other symptoms and his past medical history only included minor child illnesses. His 11-month-old brother had the same dark discoloration of his diapers. Laboratory testing on a spot urine sample showed hyperoxaluria and nephrotic range proteinuria with low creatinine and normal albumin concentrations. Considered causes were hyperoxaluria, alkaptonuria, interfering substance, adulteration. The further diagnostic work-up revealed increased homogentisic acid in urine, compatible with alkaptonuria. Urinary creatinine and total protein measurements on Roche Cobas were, respectively, falsely decreased and increased in the presence of homogentisic acid. The false-low creatinine resulted in an elevated oxalate/creatinine ratio. Alkaptonuria can cause a false increase of results expressed
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