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Ricardo Silva Veiga1, Ines B Mesquita2, Joana Gomes da Cunha1
1Internal Medicine, Hospital de São Teotónio, Unidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões, EPE, Viseu, PRT.
Abstract:
Gout is a metabolic disease resulting from the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints, tissues, and organs. Nowadays, the treatment of hyperuricemia is easily accessible and widespread and mainly consists of xanthine oxidase inhibitors and uricosurics. In refractory and advanced cases of gout, amputation surgery may be required. The authors present the case of an 85-year-old man who is non-compliant with hypouricemic medication, has exuberant gout, and has refused amputation surgery several times. The patient went to the emergency department with a triad of acute kidney injuries, acute gout, and poorly controlled pain. Cases of tophaceus gout such as the one presented are very rare nowadays.
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