Gout tophus in the hand

Authors

  • David Alexander Junco Gelpi Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Jorge Tulio Moreno Navarro Hospital Provincial Docente "Dr. "Ambrosioi Grillo Portuondo"
  • Ángel Orestes Pérez Jané Hospital Provincial Docente "Dr. "Ambrosioi Grillo Portuondo"

Keywords:

hand, gout tophus, gout arthritis, biopsy.

Abstract

The case report of a 54 years patient, with a history of gout for several years, and damage of the skin due to chronic gout tophus is presented, who went to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of "Calilo   García" Center for Comprehensive Diagnosis with operating room in the Apure State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, for a microcystic painful lesion in the back of the distal phalange of the index finger of the right hand. The diagnosis was confirmed by means of the histopatological study of the tumor. 

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Published

2015-09-11

How to Cite

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Junco Gelpi DA, Moreno Navarro JT, Pérez Jané Ángel O. Gout tophus in the hand. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 11 [cited 2025 May 24];19(9). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/437

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 9 (2015): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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