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Case Reports
. 1987 Aug;9(4):334-8.
doi: 10.1097/00000372-198708000-00007.

Gout presenting as lobular panniculitis

P E LeBoit, S Schneider
Case Reports

Gout presenting as lobular panniculitis

P E LeBoit et al. Am J Dermatopathol. 1987 Aug.

Abstract

A 37-year-old man presented with panniculitis of the legs that, on biopsy, showed aggregates of crystals whose appearance suggested sodium urate. Based on this finding, a uric acid level was obtained which proved to be markedly elevated. The patient subsequently developed gouty arthritis. Gout should be added to the differential diagnosis of causes of panniculitis, and biopsy specimens of panniculitis should be carefully examined for crystals.

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