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Case Reports
. 2016 Nov-Dec;91(6):855-856.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164466.

Finger pad tophi in gout: a rare presentation

Asli Aksu Çerman  1 , Ilknur Kivanç Altunay  1 , Kübra Esen Salman  1 , Deniz Tunçel  2
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Case Reports

Finger pad tophi in gout: a rare presentation

Asli Aksu Çerman et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Nov-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A-B) Multiple, whitish, milia-like, firm papules over the finger pads
Figure 2
Figure 2
Multiple, needle-like monosodi - um urate crystals were visible under polarized light
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