microscopic analysis of an aspirate from a finger tophus. Diagnosis Tophaceous gout associated with urate nephropathy in a patient intolerant to allopurinol. Management Acute polyarthritis was ...

The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi and frequency of acute gout attacks on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), productivity, and healthcare resource utilization.

A joint aspiration test can confirm a diagnosis of gout. In this test, the clinician uses a needle to draw synovial fluid or ...

However, your healthcare provider can determine the cause using various tests, including imaging, blood work, and joint fluid aspiration. Tophi are a symptom of gout. They are large, hardened ...

prevent urate deposition (tophi) in various body tissues and influence the progressive course of chronic tophaceous gout. With accumulating experience in the continuous use of uricosuric agents ...