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Gouty Tophi

Aka: Gouty Tophi, Chonic Tophaceous Gout

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

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