Tophaceous gout

Durga Neupane; Nimesh Lageju; Lokesh Shekher Jaiswal; Narendra Pandit; Asim Mahat; Saransh Ghimire; Upendra Pokhrel; Sefali Koirala

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9033

Clinical Case Reports (Jun 2024)

Tophaceous gout

Durga Neupane,
Nimesh Lageju,
Lokesh Shekher Jaiswal,
Narendra Pandit,
Asim Mahat,
Saransh Ghimire,
Upendra Pokhrel,
Sefali Koirala

Affiliations

Durga Neupane: B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal
Nimesh Lageju: B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal
Lokesh Shekher Jaiswal: Department of Surgery (Division of CTVS) B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal
Narendra Pandit: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital (BMCTH) Biratnagar Nepal
Asim Mahat: B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal
Saransh Ghimire: Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal
Upendra Pokhrel: Patan Academy of Health Sciences Lalitpur Nepal
Sefali Koirala: College of Dental Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

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Key Clinical Message Hyperuricemic patients (≥7.8 mg/dL) can develop polyarticular tophaceous gout from intermittent arthritis if untreated. Acute flares and tophi development can be avoided by lowering blood urate levels with xanthine oxidase inhibitors.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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