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- Title
An unexpected manifestation of gout.
- Authors
Gamala, Mihaela; Jacobs, Johannes W G; Heggelman, Ben G F; Klaasen, Ruth
- Abstract
The article describes the case of a 76-year-old woman who developed gout. The patient presented with pain in her neck and arms and tingling in her shoulder regions over several months. Topics covered include the symptoms of gout, the recommended treatment, and the importance of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in differentiating between tophaceous gout and other osteolytic lesions, such as malignancy, in the spine.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae; COMPUTED tomography; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; GOUT; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; NECK pain; SPINE; URIC acid; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR joint; RESPIRATORY aspiration; ALLOPURINOL; SYMPTOMS; OLD age
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2020, Vol 59, Issue 4, p810
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kez426