Abstract
Gout, a common disorder in adults is exceedingly rare in the first decade of life and uncommon in teenagers. A recent book on bone diseases in childhood does not even mention gout [7]. Childhood podagra with a radiographic findings is a very unusual finding indeed.
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Kozlowski, K., Barrett, I. & Roy, P. Juvenile gout with typical radiographic findings. Pediatr Radiol 22, 391–392 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016268
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