Gouty arthropathy of the cervical spine in a young adult

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 180-182

  Kou, Yi Jie ^a   Chiang, Chang Jung ^a   Tsuang, Yang Hwei ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Discitis; Gout

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GOUT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOSIS; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34249086279     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1726-4901(09)70354-5     Document Type: Article

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