Published May 1989
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Journal article
Case report 539: Tophaceous gout of the patella
Creators
- 1. Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA (USA)
- 2. California Univ., Irvine, CA (USA). Dept. of Radiology
Description
Anteroposterior, lateral, and skyline radiographs of a man's left knee and patella showed extensive destructive changes in the lateral half of the patella and a partially calcified adjacent soft tissue mass. The articular cartillages were moderately calcified, but the cartilage space was normal. A joint effusion was present. The diagnosis is: Tophaceous gout of the patella. (orig./GDG)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Skeletal Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 18
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Skelet. Radiol.
- Journal Page Range
- 233-236
- ISSN
- 0364-2348
- CODEN
- SKRAD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 20068830
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BONE JOINTS; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGES; LEGS; PATIENTS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; BODY AREAS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; LIMBS; MEDICINE; ORGANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKELETAL DISEASES; SKELETON