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tophus
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tophus [′tō·fəs]
(medicine)
A localized swelling principally in cartilage and connective tissues in or adjacent to the small joints of the hands and feet; occurs specifically in gout.
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12,13 Patients with tophaceous gout or evidence of erosive arthritis on radiographs should be treated with allopurinol.
A 31-Year-Old Army Specialist Presenting with Acute Oligoarthritis by Michael P Keith and Jonathan D Roebuck / Military Medicine
Tophaceous Gout The principle of treatment of tophi is to lower the plasma urate concentration to such a degree, as to allow urate to be resorbed from the surface of the tophi.
What Is Gout and What Causes It? by James Sameul / Health, general community
On gross pathologic examination, tophaceous gout deposits appear as yellow-white chalky material.
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