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Case Reports
. 1983 Nov;8(6):863-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(83)80082-3.

Gouty involvement of a flexor tendon in the hand

D D Primm Jr, J R Allen
Case Reports

Gouty involvement of a flexor tendon in the hand

D D Primm Jr et al. J Hand Surg Am. 1983 Nov.

Abstract

Gouty tenosynovitis is a well-recognized entity. However, its presentation as a localized mass in the palm is unusual and often not considered in the differential diagnosis. We report a case in which a localized deposit of urate crystals in a flexor tendon presented as a discrete palmar mass.

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