title: Erosive spinal tophus in a patient with gout and back pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. jonathan.samuels@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: Rena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pillinger
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bescke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006074:Gout Suppressants; D013256:Steroids; D000493:Allopurinol