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tophus
Thursday 23 June 2011
gouty tophus; tophi
Digital slides
UI:859 - Interphalangeal joint of toe - Gout tophus. Gouty Tophi in Sesamoid Bone of Foot by Ed Euthman.
Synopsis
The tophus represents an accumulation of monosodium urate derived from chronic hyperurecemia seen in the disorder called gout. Surrounding chronic inflammatory cells, fibrosis, and foreign body giant cells can be noted.
See also
gout
