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A rare cause of back pain and radiculopathy – spinal tophi: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Gout is a monosodium urate deposition disease which is prevalent worldwide. The usual manifestations are crystal arthropathy and tophi deposition in the soft tissues.
S. A. Wan, C. L. Teh, A. T. Jobli, Y. K. Cheong, W. V. Chin, B. B. Tan   +5 more
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Tophaceous gout of the male genitalia: A rare manifestation of chronic gout

Urology Case Reports, 2023
Gout is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperuricemia and deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint spaces and other extraarticular locations.
Mustafa Farooqi, Osamah Hasan, Ryan W. Dobbs   +2 more
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Performance of Ultrasound in the Clinical Evaluation of Gout and Hyperuricemia

Journal of Immunology Research, 2021
Objective. To evaluate monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition and related lesions in the joints of patients with gout and hyperuricemia (HUA) using ultrasound.
Ling Cao, Tianyi Zhao, Chunmei Xie, Shucong Zheng, Weiguo Wan, Hejian Zou, Xiaoxia Zhu   +6 more
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Tophi and frequent gout flares are associated with impairments to quality of life, productivity, and increased healthcare resource use: Results from a cross-sectional survey

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012
Background The prevalence of gout is increasing, and most research on the associated burden has focused on serum urate (sUA) levels. The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi and frequency of acute gout attacks on health-related ...
Khanna Puja P, Nuki George, Bardin Thomas, Tausche Anne-Kathrin, Forsythe Anna, Goren Amir, Vietri Jeffrey, Khanna Dinesh   +7 more
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Chronic tophaceous gout with unusual large tophi: case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
Gout is a metabolic disease, which is characterized by acute or chronic arthritis, and deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joint, bones, soft tissues, and kidneys. But large tophi are unsual in chronic gout.
Nassira Aradoini, Sofia Talbi, Khadija Berrada, Fatima Zahra Abourazzak, Taoufik Harzy   +4 more
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Risk factors for the formation of double-contour sign and tophi in gout

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
Background This study aimed to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) on gout and explore the potential risk factors for double-contour sign and tophi formation in gout patients.
Chao Sun, Xuan Qi, Yu Tian, Lixia Gao, Hongtao Jin, Huifang Guo   +5 more
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Gouty Tophi in the Penis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Urology, 2012
Gout is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperuricemia and the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in different anatomical locations. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who received consultation for gouty tophi in the penis, which is an ...
José Francisco Flores Martín, Fernando Vázquez Alonso, Ignacio Puche Sanz, Raquel Berrio Campos, Miguel Angel Campaña Gutierrez, José Manuel Cózar Olmo   +5 more
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Multimodality imaging of chronic tophaceous gout

Reumatismo, 2011
The diagnosis of gout is usually based on clinical presentation and laboratory findings. Imaging plays a role in the assessment and grading of articular damage related to chronic, long-standing disease, which is characterized by granulomatous synovitis ...
R. Piccazzo, A. Denegri, A. Muda, L.M. Sconfienza, F. Paparo, E. Aleo, M.A. Cimmino   +6 more
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Case Report: Sliding gouty tophi: a case of dynamic ultrasound diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
Heping Deng, Yaru Zhu, Zhu Yaru
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A Case of Chronic Gouty Arthritis with Atypical Localized Tophi

Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2018
Gout disease is an inflammatory disease triggered by monosodium urate monohydrate crystals that accumulate in tissues due to hyperuricemia, which usually seen in males over 40 years.
Samet Sancar Kaya, Mehmet Okcu
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