Ultrasonography for diagnosing atypical gout. Two case reports

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 610-612

  Le Goff, Benoit ^a   Berthelot, Jean Marie ^a   André, Vincent ^a   Guillot, Pascale ^a   Maugars, Yves ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Double contour sign; Gout; Ultrasonography; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE; CREATININE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; URATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE EROSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BURSITIS; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CASE REPORT; CHONDROLYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; GOUT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; JOINT ASPIRATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; POLYARTHRITIS; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COLCHICINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GOUT; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URIC ACID;

EID: 53149121650     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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