tophaceous gout

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tophaceous gout

Gout in which deposits of uric acid and urates occur as tophi.

tophaceous gout

Etymology: L, tufa, porous rock

a form of purine metabolism disorder characterized by formation of chalky deposits of sodium biurate under the skin and in the joints. If untreated, the deposits may eventually destroy the involved joints.

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abarticular gout gout			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. Gout by Hollowell, Monica; Thompson, Lester D.R.; Pantanowitz, Liron / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Toothache in the Bones Toothbrush toothbrush technique toothbrushing toothpaste Toothpaste Sign toothpick Toothy Smile Toowoomba canary grass TOP Top Hat Appearance Top Hat Function top notes top of the basilar syndrome top stud top(o)- top- topagnosia topagnosis topalgia Topamax TOPAS topectomy topesthesia tophaceous tophaceous gout tophi tophus topi TOPIC topical topical anesthesia topical chemotherapy Topical corticosteroids Topical drug topical microbicide Topicort Topiglan topiramate topline topmaker topo- topoanesthesia topognosis topogometer topographic topographic anatomy topographic disorientation topographic intraoral radiographic examination topography topoisomerase			TOPFAS Töpffer, Rodolphe TOPFIT TOPFK topflight Topflite Print Management Topfree Equal Rights Association Topful topfull TOPG topgallant topgallant Topgallant breeze Topgallant gale topgallant mast topgallant masts topgallant masts topgallant sail topgallant sails topgallant sails topgallants topgallants Topgear Topgear Topgun Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Toph Toph Bei Fong tophaceous tophaceous tophaceous tophaceous gout tophandler Tophat Tophats Tophel Topher Topher Tophet Tophet Topheth Topheth tophi tophi tophi Tophin tophus tophus tophus tophus syphiliticus tophus syphiliticus tophus syphiliticus topi topi topi topi Topiarian Topiarian topiaries topiaries topiarist topiarist

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