Tophus of the Pubis Bone: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Chronic tophaceous gout classically occurs after 10 years or more of recurrent polyarticular gout. However, tophi can also occur as first sign of the disorder. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 60 year female with tophaceous involvement of the pubis bone which is an unusual location...

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Autores principales: Oswal, Chetan Prakash, Samant, Ashwin, Shahane, Sunil, Pathak, Aditya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4719286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298929
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.129
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Chronic tophaceous gout classically occurs after 10 years or more of recurrent polyarticular gout. However, tophi can also occur as first sign of the disorder. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 60 year female with tophaceous involvement of the pubis bone which is an unusual location for this type of pathology without any prior manifestation of gouty arthritis. CONCLUSION: Tophi can present in unexpected locations, even as the first sign of gout, often mimicking infection and neoplasia and vigilance is required when unusual symptoms or signs occur in a patient with gout.

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