Spinal cord compression due to tophaceous gout. A case report and literature review;Compression radiculaire par un tophus goutteux vertebral: A propos d'un cas et revue de la litterature

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-257

  Marsaudon, E ^a   Bouchard, C ^b   Langand, D ^a  

^a Service de Médecine Interne D   (France)

^b Clinique de l'Archette   (France)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Spinal cord compression; Spine; Tophaceous gout

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; GOUT; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 0032719326     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(99)83053-7     Document Type: Article

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