A 6-year-old girl with gout: a case report and another unusual presentation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in adults, and although gout has been trending younger in recent years, children with gout before the age of 10 years are still rare cases, especially asymptomatic children with gout, making gout in children easy to misdiagnose. This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, laboratory tests, imaging findings, and treatment outcomes of a 6-year-old girl with gout.

Case description

This case presents a detailed report of a 6-year-old girl diagnosed with primary gout, a condition that is exceedingly rare in pediatric patients, especially those asymptomatic. The patient exhibited a swelling on her right foot that was initially misdiagnosed multiple times before being correctly identified as gout. This patient

SUBMITTER: Yu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621891 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature