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. 2020 Oct;26(7):e269-e271.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001121.

Multiarticular Deforming and Erosive Tophaceous Gout With Severe Comorbidities

Aurelian Anghelescu  1
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Multiarticular Deforming and Erosive Tophaceous Gout With Severe Comorbidities

Aurelian Anghelescu. J Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Oct.
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The author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
A and B, Left hand. C and D, Right hand. E, Left foot. F and G, Right foot. H, Left elbow. I, Right pinna.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
A, Anteroposterior radiograph of the hands: calcified tophus (arrow), suggesting renal impairment. Multiple bilateral interphalangeal articular erosions, adjacent to tophus (asterisk). B, Anteroposterior radiograph of the feet: multiple bilateral interphalangeal (asterisk) and metatarsophalangeal joints erosions (left-right arrow).
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