Department of medical imaging, Hospital Central do Funchal, Avenida Luis de Camoes, Funchal 9000-054, Portugal.
J Neuroradiol. 2012 May;39(2):123-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2011.04.003. Epub 2011 Jun 8.
Tophaceous gout of the spine is rare. We report here the case of a 68-year-old man with long-standing peripheral gouty arthritis who developed a progressive and painful weakness of the lower extremities. Radiological and histopathological findings confirmed the presence of tophaceous gout of the spine. Also presented is the case history, including the radiological and histopathological findings, and a discussion of the literature.
脊柱痛风石罕见。我们在此报告 1 例 68 岁老年男性，有长期外周痛风关节炎病史，逐渐出现下肢疼痛性无力。影像学和组织病理学检查证实为脊柱痛风石。本文还报道了该病例的病史、影像学和组织病理学表现，并进行了文献复习。
