Spinal tophaceous gout mimicking a spinal tumor

J Rheumatol. 2004 Jul;31(7):1459-60.

Authors

Ayako Nakajima¹, Yoshiharu Kato, Hisashi Yamanaka, Tatsuo Ito, Naoyuki Kamatani

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 164-0052, Japan.

PMID: 15229971

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Allopurinol / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Gouty / complications
Arthritis, Gouty / diagnosis*
Arthritis, Gouty / drug therapy
Benzbromarone / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Gout Suppressants / therapeutic use
Humans
Hyperuricemia / drug therapy
Hyperuricemia / etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Spondylitis / diagnosis*
Spondylitis / drug therapy
Spondylitis / etiology

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Gout Suppressants
Benzbromarone
Allopurinol