Uric Acid Back Pain: The Heavy Load Of Gout » Uric Acid And Back Pain
- Title:
- Erosive spinal tophus in a patient with gout and back pain.
- Published:
- Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2010;68(2):147-8.
- Authors:
- Samuels J, Keenan RT, Yu R, Pillinger MH, Bescke T.
A severe case of tophaceous gout from uric acid crystals in the back. Though the patient could hardly stand upright from this pain in the back, he responded well to allopurinol.
Gout pain can attack any joint, from uric acid crystals that usually start at the extremities, but often spread to most joints. You can read more about different joints affected in the Gout Symptoms Section.
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