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Multicenter Study
. 1996 Apr;23(4):690-2.

Finger pad tophi in gout

N W Holland  1 , D Jost, A Beutler, H R Schumacher, C A Agudelo
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  • PMID: 8730128
Multicenter Study

Finger pad tophi in gout

N W Holland et al. J Rheumatol. 1996 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To determine frequency and prevalence of finger pad tophaceous deposits in patients with chronic tophaceous gout.

Methods: We examined 36 consecutive patients with chronic tophaceous gout for intracutaneous tophaceous urate deposits in the fingers pads. Subjects were patients of outpatient clinics at 2 large university hospitals, Emory and the University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospital Systems.

Results: Finger pad tophaceous deposits were found in 30.5%, which was surprising, given how few cases are reported.

Conclusion: Finger pad tophi may be more common than generally believed.

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