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Ulcerated tophaceous gout [PDF]
Dermatology Online Journal, 2019 Gout is a common inflammatory arthropathy with a high prevalence worldwide. Increased levels of uric acid in the blood lead to deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joints, inflammation, and pain. Acute gout attacks are often sudden, monoarticular, and typically resolve within a week, whereas chronic gout is often polyarticular with baseline ...
Ryan, Michael P +3 more
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The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014 Severe tophaceous gout is associated with renal impairment, alcohol, obesity, diet, hypertension, family history, and low socioeconomic status1,2. Treatment failure is estimated in about 1% to 1.5% of cases of gout in the United States3. Our patient was a 60-year-old male with gouty arthritis for 15 years and chronic renal failure for 6 years.
Donmez, Salim, Pamuk, Omer Nuri
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Autologous platelet-rich gel treatment of chronic nonhealing ulcerated tophaceous gout
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Ulcers resulting from tophaceous gout are uncommon and very difficult to heal. Here we report a case with chronic refractory tophaceous gout, not responding to conventional treatment modality for several months in a 39-year-old man with a 12-year history
Dawei Chen +3 more
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Tophaceous gout of the spine: a neurosurgical standpoint
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2014 Objective: The study aim is to present the clinical, radiological aspects and treatment of this disease from the neurosurgical standpoint using a literature review and an illustrative case.
Carlos Augusto Ferreira Lobão +3 more
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Ulcerated tophaceous gout [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2015 Gout is an inflammatory arthritis characterised by hyperuricemia, which, if poorly controlled, can lead to the development of tophi. We report the case of a 60-year-old Caucasian man with poorly controlled polyarticular tophaceous gout with multiple comorbidities (including renal failure) who presented with tophaceous ulcers of the upper extremity ...
Michelle Gita Filanovsky +2 more
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Tophus of the Pubis Bone: A Case Report
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2013 Introduction: Chronic tophaceous gout classically occurs after 10 years or more of recurrent polyarticular gout. However, tophi can also occur as first sign of the disorder. Case Report: We report the case of a 60 year female with tophaceous involvement
Chetan Prakash Oswal +3 more
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Operative management of gouty tophi in the region of the olecranon: a case series
JSES International, 2022 Background: Tophaceous gout affecting the olecranon region can result in local discomfort, skin ulceration, secondary infection, and considerable disability if left untreated.
Joshua D. Kirschenbaum, BS +3 more
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Tophaceous gout of the spine resulting in cauda equina syndrome: a rare presentation
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Cauda equina syndrome due to spinal gout is an uncommon presentation of gout. Tophaceous deposits in the spinal canal compressing the nerve roots leads to this condition. Case Presentation: We report a case of cauda equina syndrome due
K. V. D. R. Chamara +2 more
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Images in clinical medicine: gouty arthritis with osteomyelitis
Italian Journal of Medicine, 2018 Gout is one of the most common inflammatory arthropathies, characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the synovial membrane, articular cartilage and periarticular tissues and leading to inflammation.
Rosa Scipioni +5 more
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International Wound Journal, 2010 Gout is often considered a disease of an excessive lifestyle, a ‘malady of kings'. Today, more than 1% of the European and US populations are afflicted with gout, although ulceration over gout tophi remains uncommon. We describe four cases of ulceration associated with gout tophi to highlight the clinical presentation, complications and a management ...
Girish K, Patel +3 more
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