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KMID : 1103720120660020193
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2012 Volume.66 No. 2 p.193 ~ p.197
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Tophaceous Gout Involving the Whole Spine: An Unusual Case Report
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Shin Min-Woo
Lee Ji-Hae
Cho Woo-Ho
Kim Jae-Hyung
Jeong Nyeong-Ja
Kim Soung-Hee
Kim Ji-Young
Kim Soo-Hyun
Kang Mi-Jin
Cho Hyun-Sun
Lee Han-Bee
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Abstract
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Gout is a relatively common, crystal deposition disease, in which monosodium urate crystals are deposited in joint and periarticular tissues of the extremities. Involvement of the spine is exceedingly rare. Most patients with spinal gout present with symptomatic spinal cord compression. Diffuse involvement of tophi deposition inside the spinal central canal has not been reported. We now present a case of chronic tophaceous gout with extensive spinal involvement that resulted in diffuse spinal cord compression and led to paraplegia.
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KEYWORD
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Tophaceous Gout, Spine, Spinal Cord Compression, MRI
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