Article: A unique presentation of acute tophaceous gout in the lumbar spine causing cauda equina syndrome.
2023 Volume 18, Issue 9, Page(s) 3341–3345
Abstract: Gout is a common metabolic disease characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals and typically affects the peripheral joint, rarely involving the axial skeleton. We present a rare case of acute tophaceous gout in the lumbar spine ... ...
| Abstract | Gout is a common metabolic disease characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals and typically affects the peripheral joint, rarely involving the axial skeleton. We present a rare case of acute tophaceous gout in the lumbar spine causing cauda equina syndrome. A 60-year-old man with a history of gout and prior admissions for polyarticular gout flare presented with acute onset of bilateral lower limb numbness and weakness. He underwent surgical decompression with drainage of the epidural collection, with histology consistent with tophaceous gout. The patient made a full recovery postoperatively and was discharged uneventfully. Due to the high initial suspicion for gout, early spinal decompression surgery was performed, and the patient was started on medical therapy. Spinal tophaceous should be considered in the list of different diagnoses of spinal epidural masses especially in the context of a history of gouty arthritis. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-07-14 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Case Reports |
| ZDB-ID | 2406300-9 |
| ISSN | 1930-0433 |
| ISSN | 1930-0433 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.070 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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