[Paraparesis due to gout].
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.
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Hospital Municipal Arthur Ribeiro de Saboya, São Paulo, Brasil.
Silva Júnior
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Braga
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Gargiulo
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Stávale
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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
D014527:Uric Acid
Paraparesia por gota.