Tophaceous gout with rare involvement of the patella

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• 作者：Spencer Clark ; DO^a ; ^{sclark2082@gmail.com} ; James Markham Evans ; MD^a ; Nicholas Armstrong ; MD^a ; William Schnitz ; MD^b
• 关键词：Gout arthritis ; Knee ; Patella ; Tophus ; MRI
• 刊名：Radiology Case Reports
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：11
• 期：4
• 页码：380-385
• 全文大小：1884 K
• 卷排序：11

文摘

Gout arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis caused by hyperuricemia from various etiologies. It is typically a polyarticular arthritis with the most common joint involved being the first metatarsophalangeal joint. We present a case of gout of the knee with characteristic magnetic resonance imaging findings and rare involvement of the patella. Radiographic findings of gout are diagnostic; however, they manifest many years after the onset of the disease process. Control of symptoms and progression of the disease is possible with correct treatment made possible by early diagnosis.