title: Mitral stenosis associated with valvular tophi.
abstract: Chronic tophaceous gout has become less common since the introduction of allopurinol and probenecid. Cardiac tophi have rarely been reported. In this article, we report a case of severe mitral stenosis in which valvular tophi played a major role in the pathogenesis. The case was well substantiated by echocardiography, surgical pathology, and chemical analysis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014527:Uric Acid
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid