Isolated gouty tophus of a tibial sesamoid of the foot

Authors
Citation
H. Lemont et M. Sabo, Isolated gouty tophus of a tibial sesamoid of the foot, J AM POD M, 91(7), 2001, pp. 379-380
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
87507315 → ACNP
Volume
91
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
379 - 380
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-7315(200107/08)91:7<379:IGTOAT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A case of tophaceous gout involving a foot sesamoid is described in a middl e-aged man with a history of chronic gout. Microscopic findings consisting of tophaceous foci located beneath an intact hyaline articulating surface a re correlated with associated radiographs.