Topacheous gout as a rare cause of spinal stenosis in the lumbar region

• DOI: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.2.0215
• Publication Date: 2009-05-07T16:08:14Z
• Authors: Joseph Kelly; Chris Lim; Mahmoud Kamel; Catherine Keohane; Michael O'Sullivan
• Keywords: Lumbar Vertebrae; Gout; Biopsy; Laminectomy; Middle Aged; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae; 3. Good health; Diagnosis, Differential; 03 medical and health sciences; Spinal Stenosis; 0302 clinical medicine; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Humans; Female; Spinal Diseases; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Spinal Cord Compression; Neuronavigation

✓ Despite the fact that gout is a common metabolic disorder, because its involvement of the axial skeleton is rare the diagnosis is often delayed, even in patients with long-standing gout who present with neurological deficits. The authors report the case of a woman with a history of extensive gout, emphasizing the clinical, radiological, and pathological features of a lumbar spinal stenosis.