title: Intraosseous gouty invasion of the talus.
abstract: A 34-year-old man presents with a cystic lesion of the talus that has developed over the last 3 years and a history of a single first metatarsophalangeal attack of gout. Radiodiagnostic studies confirmed the cyst and an associated osteochondritic lesion but showed no evidence of avascular necrosis. At arthroscopy, chalk-like material was removed from the cyst, which was histologically compatible with tophaceous gout. The lesion was debrided, and the patient was then treated with antihyperuricemic medication; radiographic evidence of cyst resorption was seen after 9 months of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raikin
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013628:Talus / Q000473:pathology*