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Tophaceous Gout of the Patella : A Report of Two Cases
Joint Authors
Ritchie, David
Bethapudi, Sarath
MacDuff, Elaine
Hopper, Graeme
Gupta, Sanjay
Mahendra, Ashish
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Tophaceous gout of the patella is rare and may masquerade as a tumour or tumour-like condition.
Cases.
We report two patients with gout involving the patella, one complicated by a pathological fracture and the other occurring in a bipartite patella in a young adult.
Discussion.
Typical imaging appearances and measurement of serum urate will usually confirm the diagnosis but, occasionally, the serum urate level may be normal in active gout and in such cases, a biopsy will be required.
Conclusion.
Gout of the patella may masquerade as a tumour or tumour-like condition and it is important to consider gout in the differential diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hopper, Graeme& Gupta, Sanjay& Bethapudi, Sarath& Ritchie, David& MacDuff, Elaine& Mahendra, Ashish. 2012. Tophaceous Gout of the Patella : A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hopper, Graeme…[et al.]. Tophaceous Gout of the Patella : A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hopper, Graeme& Gupta, Sanjay& Bethapudi, Sarath& Ritchie, David& MacDuff, Elaine& Mahendra, Ashish. Tophaceous Gout of the Patella : A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457679