Multiple Tophaceous Gout of Hand with Extensor Tendon Rupture

A 45-year-old man presented with painless subcutaneous masses bilaterally on his hands and loss of motion or contracture of the fingers. Initially, drug therapy to reduce the serum uric acid was administered and was expected to reduce the tophi. However, during observation at the clinic, spontaneous...

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Main Authors: Haruki Tobimatsu, Masanori Nakayama, Yu Sakuma, Hitoshi Imamura, Koichiro Yano, Hiroko Itagaki, Katsunori Ikari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7201312