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Chronic tophaceous gout with unusual large tophi: case report
Nassira Aradoini1, Sofia Talbi1, Khadija Berrada1
1Rheumatology Department, Medical School, Sidi Mohammed Ibn Abdellah University, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Abstract:
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 unusual in chronic gout. We report the case of a 67-year-oldArabman presenting chronic tophaceous gout with unusual large tophi involving multiple joints: hands, feet, elbows, and knees. Laboratory workup revealed elevated serum uric acid (96 mg/l, normal: 20-74 mg/l), with normal renal function test. In untreated patients, chronic tophaceous gout may develop, which is characterized by chronic destructive polyarticular involvement and tophi. The treatment consists to decrease serum uric acid level which eventually allows the regression of tophi.
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