Coexistent rheumatoid arthritis and tophaceous gout: a case report.
Rheumatoid arthritis and gout are both common rheumatic diseases, but their coincidence is rare. We report the case of a 67-year-old Caucasian woman with rheumatoid arthritis who later developed tophaceous gout. The tophi disappeared with remarkable rapidity on treatment with allopurinol.
D000368:Aged; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans
D000493:Allopurinol