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Gouty Tophi
Aka: Gouty Tophi, Chonic Tophaceous Gout- See Also
- Pathophysiology
- Monosodium urate crystal deposits in soft tissue
- Occurs with >10 years of recurrent acute gout attacks
- Symptoms
- Region
- Ear helix
- Olecranon process
- Overlying Interphalangeal joints
- Overlying Osteoarthritis-related Nodules (Heberden's Nodes, Bouchard's Nodes)
- Region
- Differential Diagnosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis related Subcutaneous Nodules
- Labs
- Nodule aspirate
- Monosodium urate crystals identified
- Nodule aspirate