Gouty involvement of flexor tendons.
This article presents three patients suffering from complications related to tophi deposited within the hand and wrist synovium and flexor tendons. One patient had no previous history of gout or acute arthritis, with uricemia within normal values upon admission. The pathophysiology and treatment of gout in these special circumstances are discussed.
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, cliniques universitaires de Bruxelles, université libre de Bruxelles, Erasme University Hospital, 808, route de Lennik, 1070 Brussels, Belgium. fschuind@ulb.ac.be
Frédéric A
FA
Schuind
Didier
D
Clermont
Bernard
B
Stallenberg
Myriam
M
Remmelink
Jean-Lambert
JL
Pasteels
D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013710:Tendons; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome