Gout in the Chest Misdiagnosed as Ankylosing Spondylitis

Gout is a crystal-related joint disease caused by single sodium urate deposition in the joints or in soft tissues. In recent years, the incidence of gout has increased, but cases of urate crystals deposited in the chest–ribs are rare. Here, we describe a 39-year-old man who complained of frequent pa...

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Main Authors: Wenjing Xue, Shengkai Zhang, Qinqin Wang, Wenzhong Que, Shanghua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.582444/full