[Medullar thoracic compression by tophaceous gout: presentation of a case and review of the literature].

We present an unusual case of thoracic spinal cord compression at T10-T11 level caused by the extradural deposit of tophaceous material in a 52-year-old woman with uncontrolled chronic tophaceous gout. In addition to intensive medical treatment, the patient required surgery (hemilaminectomy and spinal decompression) and subsequent rehabilitation. Overall and neurological evolution were satisfactory. PMID: 28990647 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista de Neurologia - Category: Neurology Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research