Journal article
An unusual location of gouty panniculitis: A case report.
- Martin D aDepartment of Visceral Surgery bInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Joliat GR
- Fournier P
- Brunel C
- Demartines N
- Gié O
- 2017-04-20
Published in:
- Medicine. - 2017
English
RATIONALE
Gouty panniculitis, characterised by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in subcutaneous tissue, is a rare clinical manifestation of gout.
PATIENT CONCERNS
The case of a 67-year-old man is reported, who presented an erythematous nodule on the upper part of the right buttock suspicious for an abscess. This was in the context of chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
DIAGNOSES
Histopathologic examination demonstrated gouty panniculitis.
INTERVENTIONS
Because infection was suspected, an incision was performed. The lesion was found to be densely calcified and friable, without purulent discharge. Therefore, a surgical en-bloc resection was performed.
OUTCOMES
The wound healed slowly initially due to a combination of malnutrition, chemotherapy and infection. A wound infection with Enterococcus faecium was treated with antibiotic therapy (carbapenem for seven days) and local therapy. At 6-week follow up the wound showed good granulation tissue and was healing well by secondary intention. The patient was instructed to continue anti-hyperuricaemic treatment.
LESSONS SUBSECTIONS
In patients known to have long-standing hyperuricaemia and gout with nonspecific subcutaneous erythematous nodules, gouty panniculitis should be considered.
Gouty panniculitis, characterised by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in subcutaneous tissue, is a rare clinical manifestation of gout.
PATIENT CONCERNS
The case of a 67-year-old man is reported, who presented an erythematous nodule on the upper part of the right buttock suspicious for an abscess. This was in the context of chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
DIAGNOSES
Histopathologic examination demonstrated gouty panniculitis.
INTERVENTIONS
Because infection was suspected, an incision was performed. The lesion was found to be densely calcified and friable, without purulent discharge. Therefore, a surgical en-bloc resection was performed.
OUTCOMES
The wound healed slowly initially due to a combination of malnutrition, chemotherapy and infection. A wound infection with Enterococcus faecium was treated with antibiotic therapy (carbapenem for seven days) and local therapy. At 6-week follow up the wound showed good granulation tissue and was healing well by secondary intention. The patient was instructed to continue anti-hyperuricaemic treatment.
LESSONS SUBSECTIONS
In patients known to have long-standing hyperuricaemia and gout with nonspecific subcutaneous erythematous nodules, gouty panniculitis should be considered.
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000006733
- PMID 28422890
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/248592
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