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Tophaceous gout causing lumbar stenosis: A case report.
Huigen Lu1, Jianming Sheng, Jiaping Dai
1Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, China.
Medicine
|August 11, 2017
Summary
Spinal gout, a rare condition causing lumbar stenosis, was identified in a patient with severe back pain. Dual-energy CT is recommended for diagnosing this extensive spinal gouty lesion.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Radiology
Background:
- Spinal gout is an exceptionally rare condition with non-specific clinical presentations.
- This case highlights an unusually extensive spinal gouty lesion causing lumbar stenosis.
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