title: [Paraparesis due to gout].
abstract: A case of a 23 year-old-man with a history of polyarthritis and chronic tophaceous gout is reported. He developed a crural paraparesis caused by sodium urate deposits in the spinal canal. Decompressive laminectomy and removal of urate-laden ligamentum flavum was performed without improvement. According to the literature there are nine cases previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal Arthur Ribeiro de Saboya, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Silva Júnior
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Stávale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000150:complications; D003460:Crystallization; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014527:Uric Acid
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid
vernacular_title: Paraparesia por gota.