Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 114-116, December 2009
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
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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
© 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 114-116, December 2009
