Thoracic myelopathy due to compression by the epidural tophus: a case report.
A 60-year-old man with a 5-year history of gout underwent laminectomy for thoracic myelopathy. At operation, white chalky material in the epidural space was found to compress the spinal cord. Laboratory and histologic studies suggested that his myelopathy was caused by a gouty tophus.
Yasuhara
K
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Tomita
Y
Y
Takayama
A
A
Fujikawa
H
H
Otake
Y
Y
Takahashi
K
K
D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D003460:Crystallization; D004824:Epidural Space; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014527:Uric Acid; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology
D014527:Uric Acid