title: [Gout tophus of the middle ear].
abstract: An unusual case of a patient with a gouty tophus in the middle ear is presented. The patient had no clinical or laboratory signs of hyperuricaemia. The findings in the middle ear are discussed with reference to current knowledge of the pathogenesis of gout.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tausch-Treml
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berghaus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Gichttophus der Paukenhöhle.