Gout, Tophus - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

gout tophus

Body Site

arm elbow

Age

65 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

skin color yellow

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 65-year-old man complained of minimally tender nodules over his distal interphalangeal joints and and elbows. Although he was previosly diagnosed with gout, he had not yet begun therapy.

Description

hard skin colored to yellow 1 cm nodules on his hands and 4 cm nodules on his elbows

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2/20/2011 15:17:17

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