Gout involved the cervical disc and adjacent vertebral endplates misdiagnosed infectious spondylodiscitis on imaging: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Gout in spine is rare and commonly mimics some infectious or tumoral lesions, the differentiation of spinal gout from other diseases is not always easy. We report a case of gout involved cervical disc and adjacent vertebral endplates whose etiology was initially not determined. C...

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Main Authors: Suying Zhou, Yundan Xiao, Xin Liu, Yi Zhong, Haitao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2813-8