Bullous tophi in gout.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases ·Vol. 36 ·No. 1 ·1977-02-00 ·Pages 91-3

Schumacher HR

Abstract

Two gouty patients developed bullae containing massive numbers of monosodium urate crystals. Both patients had had treatment with systemic corticosteroids. A burn precipitated one bulla, showing that local tissue injury can be a factor in tophus localization.

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use Crystallization Female Gout/complications,drug therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous/complications,metabolism Uric Acid/metabolism

Chemicals

Adrenal Cortex Hormones Uric Acid

Authors & Affiliations

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Schumacher H R

References (3)

3 references, click to expand

Deposition of urate crystals in gout. Altered connective tissue metabolism.
Arthritis Rheum. 1975 Nov-Dec;18(6 Suppl):751-6 PMID: 128364
The inflammatory reaction to microcrystalline sodium urate.
Arthritis Rheum. 1965 Oct;8(5):726-35 PMID: 5323680
Early changes of endothelial clefts after thermal injury.
Microvasc Res. 1975 Jul;10(1):65-75 PMID: 1143098

Article Info

Journal

Annals of the rheumatic diseases

Abbr.

Ann Rheum Dis

ISSN

0003-4967

DOI

10.1136/ard.36.1.91

Published

1977-02-00

Pages

91-3

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372355

PMCID

PMC1006639

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/ard.36.1.91 PMC Full Text View journal details

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