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.
    • ,
  • 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

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  3. Schlesinger N, Norquist JM, Watson DJ. Serum urate during acute gout. J Rheumatol. 2009;36(6):1287–1289
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  6. Mudgal CS. Management of tophaceous gout of the distal interphalangeal joint. J Hand Surg [Br]. 2006;31(1):101–103
  7. Fam AG, Assaad D. Intradermal urate tophi. J Rheumatol. 1997;24(6):1126–1131

 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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