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Tophaceous gout of the atlantoaxial joint: a case report
Andrew Benjamin Romero1,2, Evan Paul Johnson3, John S Kirkpatrick4,3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA. andrewromero@knights.ucf.edu.
Background:
To report the occurrence of tophaceous gout in the cervical spine and to review the literature on spinal gout.
Case Presentation:
This report details the occurrence of a large and clinically significant finding of tophaceous gout in the atlantoaxial joint of the cervical spine in an 82-year-old Caucasian man with a 40-year history of crystal-proven gout and a 3-month history of new-onset progressive myelopathy. The patient's American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) criteria score was 15.0.
Conclusion:
Spinal gout is more common than previously thought, and it should be considered in patients who present with symptoms of myelopathy. Diagnosis can be made without a tissue sample of the affected joint(s) with tools like the ACR/EULAR criteria and the use of the "diagnostic clinical rule" for determining the likelihood of gout. Early conservative management with neck immobilization and medical management can avoid the need for surgical intervention.
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