Tophaceous gout in uncorrected cyanotic congenital heart disease

Authors :: Kewal C. Goswami
Himanshu Gupta
Navjyot Kaur
Source :: BMJ Case Rep
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: BMJ, 2020.
Abstract: Gout refers to an inflammatory condition caused by deposition of urate crystals in joints leading to painful arthritis.[1][1] Tophaceous gout occurs due to collection of urate crystals in subcutaneous and soft tissue. Unlike primary gout where the aetiology lies in malfunction of uric acid