Posttraumatic Tophaceous Gout: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

In the field of wound care, the management of nonhealing wounds requires particular attention. Biopsy is often performed in such cases to rule out underlying malignancy; however, the differential remains broad. In the following case, we discuss a nonhealing post traumatic wound in a diabetic patient, secondary to unrecognized tophus.

Keywords: Gout, Tophus, Traumatic, Biopsy, Nonhealing wound

a Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA

b Sycamore Wound Center at Sycamore Medical Center, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA

c Stanford University Department of Dermatology Residency Program, Palo Alto, CA, 94305, USA

d Kettering Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, Kettering, OH 45429, USA

Corresponding author.

Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1876-4983(09)00125-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcws.2009.11.001

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