Tophaceous gout in the lumbar spinal canal mimicking epidural spinal tumor in a male adolescent: A case report
Lumbar spinal gout is quite rare, and may go unnoticed by physicians. It is accompanied with varying manifestations. If lumbar spinal gout patients present with neurological symptoms or an indeterminate lesion, then surgical intervention can markedly improve symptoms and/or clarify diagnosis.
Authors
- Fanyu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6826-9490)
- Xin Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-5649)
- Juan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-2457)
- Min Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6162-7742)
Institutions
- Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University (CN)
- The Second Nanning People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000043661
- Primary Topic
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00