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Characterization of gout in a skeletal population sample: Presumptive diagnosis in a micronesian population
Author(s) -
Rothschild Bruce M.,
Heathcote Gary M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330980411
Subject(s) - micronesian , population , sample (material) , gout , medicine , geography , history , environmental health , genealogy , chemistry , chromatography
Abstract Characterization of the nature and skeletal distribution of gout was accomplished in a Chamoru (Chamorros) population with predilection to the disease. Uniform excavation by the gouty diathesis produces a punched‐out appearance to these predominantly monarticular lesions. The lesion is distinct from that seen in rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, or infection. Reactive new bone formation in some gouty lesions also has an apparently unique, ivory‐like discoloration (contrasted with the adjacent bone), which facilitates diagnosis. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.