[Concomitant septic and gouty olecranon bursitis]

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2007 Sep 26;96(39):1479-82. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157.96.39.1479.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A case of coexistent acute gout and septic olecranon bursitis is presented. Our hypothesis is that asymptomatic monosodium urate crystals, possibly present in the bursa could secondarily been triggered by the infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Gouty / complications
  • Arthritis, Gouty / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / complications
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Bursitis / complications
  • Bursitis / diagnosis*
  • Comorbidity
  • Crystallization
  • Elbow Joint*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Uric Acid / analysis

Substances

  • Uric Acid