Found a man with black bones. This is a rare but real disease.

A TikToker with the nickname “archiebeshort” said that he has black bones. It turned out that this anomaly is caused by a rare

disease. The blogger learned that he had black bones during a visit to the dentist, where he had an X-ray.

“It turned out that my bones are black. And all because I have something called “minocycline”, black bone disease,” he said on social networks.

Archie took minocycline in high school.tetracycline antibiotic, for the treatment of acne. Side effects did not appear for many years. But, as soon as the blogger’s wisdom teeth erupted, he realized that there was still a problem.

“When my wisdom tooth erupted, it turned outthat he is black. I thought, 'Oh my God, my teeth are rotting,'" he said in a TikTok video. “It turned out that my entire jaw was black, like the rest of my skull, and most of my bones too, my doctor said.” The media does not have any photographs of the blogger at their disposal. However, “black bone disease” does exist.

Alkaptonuria is a monogenic diseaseleading to enzyme deficiency, which leads to the accumulation of homogentisic acid (HGA) 2000 times higher than normal. HGA binds to cartilage, bone, and pigments, turning them black in a process called ochronosis—hence its name. black bone diseases,” says the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.

According to the NHS, a person with alkaptonuria may begin to have joint problems in their 30s. They often experience lower back pain and stiffness first, followed by knee, hip, and shoulder pain.

These are the initial signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis.Over time, cartilage, an elastic, adaptable tissue, can break down and break, causing damage to the spine and joints. The person may need joint replacement surgery.

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On the cover: X-ray of the jaw