Topacheous gout as a rare cause of spinal stenosis in the lumbar region. Case report

J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Feb;2(2):215-7. doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.2.0215.

Abstract

Despite the fact that gout is a common metabolic disorder, because its involvement of the axial skeleton is rare the diagnosis is often delayed, even in patients with long-standing gout who present with neurological deficits. The authors report the case of a woman with a history of extensive gout, emphasizing the clinical, radiological, and pathological features of a lumbar spinal stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gout / complications*
  • Gout / diagnosis
  • Gout / pathology
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / pathology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuronavigation
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
  • Spinal Diseases / complications*
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Spinal Diseases / pathology
  • Spinal Diseases / surgery
  • Spinal Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Spinal Stenosis / etiology*
  • Spinal Stenosis / pathology
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery
  • Thoracic Vertebrae* / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed