Chronic gout is often associated with the development of tophaceous deposits within cartilage, synovial membranes, bursae, and tendons. |
Tophaceous gout of the spine can occasionally be the disease's primary presentation. |
In this article, we report a 30-year-old female case of tophaceous gout with atypical localization presenting without hyperuricemia or an acute inflammatory gout attack. |
Tophaceous Gout with Atypical Localization without Hyperuricemia or an Inflammatory Gout Attack. |
The diagnosed prevalent cases are then further segmented by the number of cases of gout flares and tophaceous gout. |
Since this patient had a history of severe tophaceous gout, his primary physician administered a shot of Depo-Medrol to relieve some of the pain caused by the gout flare. |