Volume 2014, Issue 1 873189
Case Report
Open Access

Jaccoud’s Arthropathy in Gout: An Unusual Association

Tayana Donato Alves

Tayana Donato Alves

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Augusto Viana s/n, Canela, 40110-060 Salvador, BA, Brazil ufba.br

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Isabela S. Oliveira

Isabela S. Oliveira

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Augusto Viana s/n, Canela, 40110-060 Salvador, BA, Brazil ufba.br

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Luiza C. Fadul

Luiza C. Fadul

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Augusto Viana s/n, Canela, 40110-060 Salvador, BA, Brazil ufba.br

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Mittermayer B. Santiago

Corresponding Author

Mittermayer B. Santiago

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Augusto Viana s/n, Canela, 40110-060 Salvador, BA, Brazil ufba.br

Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Avenida Dom João VI 275, Brotas, 40290-000 Salvador, BA, Brazil

Serviços Especializados em Reumatologia da Bahia, Rua Conde Filho 117, Graça, 40150-150 Salvador, BA, Brazil

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First published: 14 August 2014
Academic Editor: Suleyman Serdar Koca

Abstract

Jaccoud’s arthropathy (JA) is a deforming arthropathy observed mainly in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We report the case of a 41-year-old Brazilian man with a 10-year history of intermittent monoarthritis followed by bouts of polyarthritis affecting large and small joints. He presented deformities typical of JA and subcutaneous nodules. Histopathological findings of a nodule biopsy were consistent with gouty tophi. To our knowledge, this is the first report of JA secondary to chronic gout.

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