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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb 1;3(1):45-48.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.10.013. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Finger pad tophi in a patient with Raynaud phenomenon

Misha Zarbafian  1 , Jan Dutz  2
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Finger pad tophi in a patient with Raynaud phenomenon

Misha Zarbafian et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: MSU, monosodium urate; ULT, urate-lowering therapy; finger-tip; hyperuricemia; tophus.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Tophaceous gout. Grouped white-to-yellow papules on the finger pads.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Radiograph of the hands. A, Soft tissue swelling along with periarticular calcifications at both 1st carpometacarpal joints. There is no digital calcification. B, Calcification in the region of the triangular cartilage on the left and adjacent to the triquetrum and ulnar styloid process of the left hand.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Tophaceous gout. Amorphous eosinophilic deposits in dermis show characteristic clefting. Original magnifications: A, ×10 and B, ×20.
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