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Clinical Rheumatology
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology 3/2010

01-03-2010 | Case Report

Treatment of chronic tophaceous gout with a free flap

Authors: Kyung Suk Lee, Hyeung Suk Lee, Nam Gyun Kim, Jun Sik Kim, Sang-il Lee, Tae Hyun Choi

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 3/2010

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Abstract

A 62-year-old man who suffered from severe deforming arthritis, secondary to chronic tophaceous gout with multilobular, solid, tender, enlarged subcutaneous nodules, and draining tophi in right second finger, was treated by free flap and finally got the more functional and aesthetic result.
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Metadata
Title
Treatment of chronic tophaceous gout with a free flap
Authors
Kyung Suk Lee
Hyeung Suk Lee
Nam Gyun Kim
Jun Sik Kim
Sang-il Lee
Tae Hyun Choi
Publication date
01-03-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-009-1321-x

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