Author:
Jazaib Ali Muhammad Yassar,Hussain Manzar
Abstract
Background:
Rarely, chronic tophaceous gout can result in lumbar spinal stenosis and neural compression.
Case Description:
A 67-year-old male presented with the radiographic and magnetic resonance findings of gout involving and causing compression of the lumbar spine that responded to surgical decompression.
Conclusion:
It is difficult to diagnose lumbar spinal stenosis secondary to tophaceous gout. Notably, the treatment, based on the clinical presentation, may include both medication and surgical decompression.
Subject
Neurology (clinical),Surgery