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Infected nasal gout tophus: A case report

Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis, characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals. If chronically present and not adequately treated by serum urate reducers, gout tophi can develop at various locations. Here, we report the first infected gout tophus at the septal cartilag...

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Autores principales: Verstappen, Gill, Michel, Olaf, Halewyck, Stijn, Topsakal, Vedat, Pössneck, Antje
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9743314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36518917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6695
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Sumario:Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis, characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals. If chronically present and not adequately treated by serum urate reducers, gout tophi can develop at various locations. Here, we report the first infected gout tophus at the septal cartilage and nasal tip.