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Acute Gout of the Right Sacroiliac Joint
Author(s) -
Abraham Zeev,
Glück Zahava
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02326.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gout , sacroiliac joint , hyperuricemia , radiology , bone biopsy , gouty arthritis , biopsy , surgery , uric acid
An eighty‐year‐old woman suffered from acute idiopathic gout of the right sacroiliac joint and tophaceous deposits in two fingers of her right hand. Hyperuricemia and findings consistent with gout detected by histological examination of a biopsy specimen taken from the digital nodules supported the diagnosis. The radiological workup revealed osteolytic changes at the bases of the phalanges in Roentgenograms of the feet. Various aspects of the very rare incidence of sacroiliac gout are discussed.