A Case of Mitral Valve Tophus in a Patient with Severe Gout Tophaceous Arthritis

A few cases of cardiac valve tophi have been reported in literature. In this case report, the echocardiographic characteristics of the hyperechoic mass in the posterior leaflet mitral valve, intact mitral valve ring, and the occurrence of severe tophaceous gout arthritis suggested the diagnosis of a...

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Autores principales: Rohani, Atooshe, Chamanian, Soheila, Hosseinzade, Peiman, Ramezani, Javad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23230550
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.103058
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Sumario:A few cases of cardiac valve tophi have been reported in literature. In this case report, the echocardiographic characteristics of the hyperechoic mass in the posterior leaflet mitral valve, intact mitral valve ring, and the occurrence of severe tophaceous gout arthritis suggested the diagnosis of a gout tophus on the mitral valve.

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