Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 114-116, December 2009

Posttraumatic Tophaceous Gout: A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Richard Simman, MD, CWS, FACS, FACCWS

      Affiliations

    • Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA
    • Sycamore Wound Center at Sycamore Medical Center, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Brent Kirkland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University Department of Dermatology Residency Program, Palo Alto, CA, 94305, USA
    • Kettering Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, Kettering, OH 45429, USA
    • ,
  • Sarah Jackson, DO

      Affiliations

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

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

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

PII: S1876-4983(09)00125-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcws.2009.11.001

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 114-116, December 2009

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