Paget's disease of bone in patients with gout.

Abstract

In a study designed to evaluate the radionuclide images in patients with gout, six (23%) of the 26 patients had clear evidence of Paget's disease of bone by technetium Tc 99m medronate imaging. A reference population consisting of 333 technetium Tc 99m medronate bone scans ordered for other reasons was reviewed, and only seven scans (2.1%) were found to have evidence of Paget's disease. This difference was found to be highly significant. All cases of Paget's disease were confirmed by independent radiologic evaluation. We conclude that there is a significant association between Paget's disease and gout, the basis for which is not yet known.

• Authors: G Lluberas-Acosta, J R Hansell, H R Schumacher Jr
• Journal: Archives of internal medicine (Arch Intern Med) Vol. 146 Issue 12 Pg. 2389-92 (Dec 1986) ISSN: 0003-9926 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3778075 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Uric Acid
• Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Gout (complications, metabolism)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Osteitis Deformans (complications, diagnostic imaging, metabolism)
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
• Uric Acid (metabolism)