Tophaceous gout of the pubic symphysis: An unusual cause of groin pain

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 767-768

  Gardner, H ^a   McQueen, F ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COLCHICEINE; MORPHINE; SODIUM; URIC ACID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICISM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GOUT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INGUINAL REGION; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOPHACEOUS GOUT;

AGED; FEMALE; GOUT; GROIN; HUMANS; PAIN; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3042696842     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.017988     Document Type: Article

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