title: Tophaceous gout of the spine: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Tophaceous gout of the spine is rare. We report here the case of a 68-year-old man with long-standing peripheral gouty arthritis who developed a progressive and painful weakness of the lower extremities. Radiological and histopathological findings confirmed the presence of tophaceous gout of the spine. Also presented is the case history, including the radiological and histopathological findings, and a discussion of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of medical imaging, Hospital Central do Funchal, Avenida Luis de Camoes, Funchal 9000-054, Portugal. fredericmarinho@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeitoun-Eiss
authors.forename: Jerôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renoux
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brasseur
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genestie
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grenier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media