Spinal involvement in gout.
A 45-year-old man with severe gout was admitted to the hospital because of Staphylococcus aureus septicemia. He had also a biclonal dysglobulinemia, without signs of myeloma. An asymptomatic lytic lesion of the left pedicle of L5 was discovered on radiographs. Histologic examination of the biopsied lesion showed typical tophaceous gout.
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Unité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
Chaouat
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Rey
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Bloch
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Christmann
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D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification