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Published in: Rheumatology International 6/2010

01-04-2010 | Short Communication

A clinical picture of chronic polyarticular tophaceous gout

Authors: Andrea Emilio Salvi, Giovanni Pietro Metelli, Elio Domeneghini, Antonio Cantalamessa

Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 6/2010

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Abstract

An unusual picture of polyarticular tophaceous gout is reported. It concerns a 61-year-old patient with tophaceous deposits for 30 years. Descriptive clinical and radiographic images are furnished.
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Metadata
Title
A clinical picture of chronic polyarticular tophaceous gout
Authors
Andrea Emilio Salvi
Giovanni Pietro Metelli
Elio Domeneghini
Antonio Cantalamessa
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Rheumatology International / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Electronic ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1317-5

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