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Intratendinous Tophaceous Gout Mimicking Cellulitis after Achilles Tendon Repair

봉와직염으로 오인된 아킬레스건 봉합술 후 발생한 아킬레스건 내 결절성 통풍

  • Received : 2020.07.01
  • Accepted : 2020.08.26
  • Published : 2021.06.30

Abstract

A diagnosis of gout is often straightforward because gout has well known clinical presentations, laboratory analyses, and radiologic features. On the other hand, gout can mimic other diseases by showing a range of atypical clinical manifestations. This paper reports a 35-year-old male with no prior history of gout who developed tophaceous gout at his previously repaired Achilles tendon 11 years after surgery. He was initially misdiagnosed with cellulitis because of his atypical clinical features. This case is presented with a review of the relevant literature.

통풍은 임상적으로 흔하게 접하는 질환으로서 특이적인 임상 양상, 혈액 검사 소견, 방사선적 소견으로 대부분의 경우 진단에 어려움이 없다. 그러나 통풍은 때때로 비특이적인 임상 양상을 나타내기도 하며 다른 질환들로 오인될 수 있다. 저자들은 통풍 과거력이 없는 35세 남자 환자에서 아킬레스건 봉합술을 시행한 부위에 11년 후에 처음 발생하여 봉와직염으로 오인된 아킬레스건 내 결절성 통풍 1예를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하고자 한다.

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