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Spinal gouty tophus presenting as an epidural mass lesion - A case report

INTRODUCTION: Gout is a metabolic disease secondary to an increased body pool of urate with hyperuricemia. Gout typically affects the peripheral joints and rarely involves the intra-spinal area. CASE PRESENTATION: A 43-year-old man, who had metabolic syndrome s/p bariatric surgery and gout suffered...

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Autores principales: Yip, Chi-Man, Lee, Huai-Pao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34144315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106063