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Review
. 1999 Mar;20(3):253-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0248-8663(99)83053-7.

[Spinal cord compression due to tophaceous vertebral gout: a case report and literature review]

[Article in French]
E Marsaudon  1 , C Bouchard, D Langand
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Review

[Spinal cord compression due to tophaceous vertebral gout: a case report and literature review]

[Article in French]
E Marsaudon et al. Rev Med Interne. 1999 Mar.

Abstract

Introduction: Acute gout arthritis and tophaceous gout of the spine is rare.

Exegesis: We report the case of a 54-year-old man with chronic low back pain. Physical examination and myelography showing neurological compression on L4 laminectomy evidenced tophaceous gout.

Conclusion: Gout arthritis should always be suspected and investigated in patients with either chronic low back pain or non-specific spinal cord compression.

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