Sepsis complicated with secondary hemophagocytic syndrome induced by giant gouty tophi rupture: A case report  

作　　者：Bin Lai Zhi-Hui Pang 

机构地区：[1]The First Clinical Medical College,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou 510405,Guangdong Province,China [2]Department of Orthopedics,The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou 510405,Guangdong Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第23期8224-8231,共8页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81774336(to Pang ZH).

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Gouty tophi are a chronic granulomatous caused by a deposition of monosodium urate crystal deposition in the body.Once broken,it may easily induce severe infection.Sepsis complicated with secondary hemophagocytic syndrome induced by gouty tophi rupture is extremely rare in the clinical setting,and no such serious complications have been reported in literature.CASE SUMMARY This is a 52-year-old Chinese male patient with a 20-year history of gouty arthritis.At admission,the gout stone in the patient’s right ankle was broken and it secreted a white mucoid substance.During the course of treatment,the patient suffered from systemic inflammatory response syndrome multiple times.His condition gradually deteriorated,further complicated by hemophagocytic syndrome.After thorough removal of gout lesions and active anti-infection treatment and control of blood uric acid level,combined with multidisciplinary cooperation,the patient was finally cured.CONCLUSION Sepsis complicated with secondary hemophagocytic syndrome induced by gouty tophi rupture is extremely rare in the clinical setting.Timely and accurate diagnosis is very important to save patients'lives.

关 键 词：Gouty tophi SEPSIS Secondary hemophagocytic syndrome Multidisciplinary cooperation Case report 

分 类 号：R589.7[医药卫生—内分泌] R552[医药卫生—内科学]