Involvement of the thoracic spine in tophaceous gout. A case report.

Autor: Souza AW; Rheumatology Division, UNIFESP-EPM, São Paolo, Brazil., Fontenele S, Carrete H Jr, Fernandes AR, Ferrari AJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical and experimental rheumatology [Clin Exp Rheumatol] 2002 Mar-Apr; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 228-30.
Abstrakt: The presence of tophi involving the spine is an atypical complication of tophaceous gout and its diagnosis may be difficult. The authors present a case of tophaceous gout involving the thoracic spine and discuss the topic.
Databáze: MEDLINE