title: Tophaceous gout of the lumbar spine in a renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Tophaceous gout of the spine is rare. We report the case of a 27-year-old male, renal transplant recipient, who presented with an acute onset of lower back pain. Radiological, biochemical and histo-pathological findings confirmed a diagnosis of tophaceous gout of the lumbar spine. We present the case history with the radiological findings and discuss the literature.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland. frankclo@indigo.ie
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Torreggiani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed