Concurrent gout and Mycobacterium tuberculosis arthritis. J Rheumatol 1997 Jan;24(1):184-6
Date
01/01/1997Pubmed ID
9002033Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0031035822 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 17 CitationsAbstract
Concurrent joint infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and demonstration of intraarticular monosodium urate (MSU) crystals has not previously been reported. We describe a patient with chronic tophaceous gout from whose joints both TB and MSU crystals were isolated. We propose a mechanism to explain this condition.
Author List
Lorenzo JP, Csuka ME, Derfus BA, Gotoff RA, McCarthy GMAuthor
Mary Ellen Csuka MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultArthritis, Gouty
Arthritis, Infectious
Humans
Knee Joint
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Uric Acid