title: Tophaceous gout in the cervical spine.
abstract: Gout is a common metabolic disorder typically affecting the distal joints of the appendicular skeleton. Involvement of the axial skeleton, particularly the facet joints and posterior column of the cervical spine, is rare. This case report highlights such a presentation in a 76-year old female who presented with cervical spine pain following a fall. Her radiological findings were suggestive of a destructive metastatic process. Histological diagnosis confirmed tophaceous gout.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Cabot
authors: Leigh
authors: L
authors: Mosel
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Kong
authors: Mike
authors: M
authors: Hayward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D025241:Spondylarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint