THE COEXISTENCE OF TOPHACEOUS GOUT AND NONTROPICAL SPRUE. REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Carl G. Morlock, Edward F. Rosenberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Case Reports1 June 1944THE COEXISTENCE OF TOPHACEOUS GOUT AND NONTROPICAL SPRUE. REPORT OF A CASECARL G. MORLOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.CARL G. MORLOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-6-981 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe recently observed a case wherein severe tophaceous gout coexisted with nontropical sprue. We were unable to find a record of a similar case after careful search of the literature.CASE REPORTA 50 year old man registered at the Mayo Clinic in August, 1939, complaining of loss of weight, intractable diarrhea and recurrent attacks of severe arthritis. He had spent all of his life in Canada except for rare, brief visits to the northeastern part of the United States. 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