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by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 25, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Here’s one more strange disorder that causes staining of the tissues. Ochronosis is a syndrome caused by the accumulation of homogentisic acid in connective tissues. The phenomenon was first described by Rudolf Virchow in 1865. The condition was named after the...
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