Tophaceous gout of the pubic symphysis: an unusual cause of groin pain
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Tophaceous gout of the pubic symphysis: an unusual cause of groin pain.
CASE REPORT A 73 year old Polynesian woman was admitted with a 5 day history of severe pain in the right groin, right hip, and lower back and was unable to weight bear. Past history included tophaceous gout of 10 years’ duration, which was poorly controlled despite daily colchicine. She had chronic lymphoedema of the right leg (Milroy’s disease). This was complicated by recurrent episodes of ri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.017988