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Back Pain Due to Lumbar Gouty Flare — A Prospective Diagnosis

MARIANO ANDRÉS, PALOMA VELA, LUCIAN CRISTIAN VOLAR, YANNE AVILÉS and ELISEO PASCUAL
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2013, 40 (8) 1459-1460; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.130152

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  • MRI of the lumbar spine, L4–L5 level. Sagittal (left) and axial (right) T1 fat-saturated images after gadolinium administration show contrast enhancement around interapophyseal joints (arrows) and nodules compatible with tophi (star).
    Figure 1.

    MRI of the lumbar spine, L4–L5 level. Sagittal (left) and axial (right) T1 fat-saturated images after gadolinium administration show contrast enhancement around interapophyseal joints (arrows) and nodules compatible with tophi (star).

  • CT scan of lumbar spine, L4–L5 level. Coronal (left) and axial (right) images show characteristic punched-out erosions on the interapophyseal joints (arrowheads).
    Figure 2.

    CT scan of lumbar spine, L4–L5 level. Coronal (left) and axial (right) images show characteristic punched-out erosions on the interapophyseal joints (arrowheads).

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