Spinal and sacroiliac gouty arthritis: report of a case and review of the literature

Spinal and sacroiliac gouty arthritis: report of a case and review of the literature

In this case report, we describe an "uncommon" case of axial gouty arthropathy in a 69-year-old woman with bilateral sciatica that was thoroughly evaluated with conventional radiography, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scintigraphy, and PET-CT. Axial gouty arthropathy should be i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta radiologica short reports 2014-09, Vol.3 (8), p.2047981614549269
Hauptverfasser: Cardoso, Fabiano Nassar, Omoumi, Patrick, Wieers, Gregoire, Maldague, Baudouin, Malghem, Jacques, Lecouvet, Frédéric E, Vande Berg, Bruno C
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Zusammenfassung:In this case report, we describe an "uncommon" case of axial gouty arthropathy in a 69-year-old woman with bilateral sciatica that was thoroughly evaluated with conventional radiography, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scintigraphy, and PET-CT. Axial gouty arthropathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of chronic low back pain, mainly when several risk factors for gout are present.
ISSN:2047-9816
2047-9816
DOI:10.1177/2047981614549269