Spinal gout: An unusual clinical and cytological presentation

Cytopathology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-414

  Kaye, P V ^b   Dreyer, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Department of Pathology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTAL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0032762223     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1999.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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