ArticleBMC rheumatology2020
The utility of dual energy computed tomography in the management of axial gout: case reports and literature review.
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- Axial skeleton involvement in gout: clinical spectrum and dual-energy computed tomography findings from a descriptive real-world study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Axial gout diagnosed by dual-energy CT in a young normouricaemic man with recurrent nephrolithiasis: a case-based review.Rheumatology international · 2026Review
- Diagnostic challenges of spinal gout: patient series.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Spinal Gout: A Rare but Serious Mimicker of Spinal Pathology-Report of Two Cases.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- Spinal gout diagnosis in chiropractic practice: narrative review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
- Gouty Arthropathy: Review of Clinical Manifestations and Treatment, with Emphasis on Imaging.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Differentiation between infectious spondylodiscitis versus inflammatory or degenerative spinal changes: How can magnetic resonance imaging help the clinician?La Radiologia medica · 2021Review
- Advancing frontiers in rheumatic and musculoskeletal imaging.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- The Frequency of Axial Deposition in Korean Patients With Gout at a Tertiary Spine Center.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
- Understanding spinal gout: A comprehensive study of 88 cases and their clinical implications.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineReview
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Abstract
backgroundSevere spinal pain is an unusual presentation of gout. Due to its rarity and the difficulty of obtaining joint fluid or tissue for crystal analysis, dual energy computed tomography (DECT) may be a useful imaging modality in the management of axial gout. CASE PRESENTATION: Two patients independently presented to a major teaching hospital with severe spinal pain subsequently shown to be due to gout. The first patient presented with back pain and fevers and was initially thought to have lumbar facet joint septic arthritis. The second case presented with severe back pain. In both cases, DECT suggested monosodium urate deposition in spinal tissues as the cause of their presentation.
conclusionsAxial gout should be considered in the differential diagnosis of severe spinal pain. A DECT study may be a useful diagnostic tool in the management of spinal gout.
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