In:
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, SAGE Publications, Vol. 19, No. 3 ( 2015-05), p. 317-319
Kurzfassung:
Tophaceous gout is the nonarticular deposition of monosodium urate resulting from a disorder in purine metabolism that causes an elevation of serum uric acid. Cutaneous variants of tophaceous gout include papular, nodular, ulcerative, and pustular forms. Objective We present a case of a 67-year-old man who presented with multiple cutaneous creamy white papules and nodules. A biopsy was taken, and a diagnosis of cutaneous tophaceous gout was made. The treatment and pathophysiology are discussed. Conclusion Miliarial gout is a rare form of cutaneous tophaceous gout that is treated using xanthine oxidase inhibitors such as allopurinol and febuxostat or uricosurics such as probenecid.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1203-4754
,
1615-7109
DOI:
10.2310/7750.2014.14106
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2015
ZDB Id:
2038674-6