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Gouty tophiM10.0

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Gout node; Tophi uratici

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Multiple, yellowish, initially soft, later increasingly coarse, mostly painless nodules occurring in chronic gout due to the deposition of precipitated uric acid salts in the skin. Possible emptying of crumbly concrements through the diluted, covering surface.

LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.

Earlobes, finger joints, Achilles tendon, bursa sacs.

Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.

Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis; Heberden's nodes; granuloma anulare; basal cell carcinoma; rheumatic nodules.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Excision of disturbing tophi.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer