Prepatellar bursitis: A unique presentation of tophaceous gout in a normouricemic patient

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 976-978

  Dawn, Buddhadeb ^a   Williams, John K ^a   Walker, Sara E ^a,b,c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Rheumatology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

BURSITIS; GOUT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREPATELLAR BURSA

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; IBUPROFEN; NAFCILLIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; URATE; URIC ACID;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; GOUT; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; BURSITIS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GOUT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URIC ACID;

EID: 0030920523     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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