Gout Initially Mimicking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Later Cervical Spine Involvement
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Gout Initially Mimicking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Later Cervical Spine Involvement
Gout is clinically characterized by episodes of monoarthritis, but if not treated properly, it can lead to a chronic polyarthritis, which may eventually mimic rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We present the case of a 59-year-old man, with a history of symmetrical polyarthritis of the large and small joints with later development of subcutaneous nodules, which was initially misdiagnosed as RA, being t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Rheumatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6889,2090-6897
DOI: 10.1155/2014/357826