title: Finger pad tophi in gout.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine frequency and prevalence of finger pad tophaceous deposits in patients with chronic tophaceous gout.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined 36 consecutive patients with chronic tophaceous gout for intracutaneous tophaceous urate deposits in the fingers pads. Subjects were patients of outpatient clinics at 2 large university hospitals, Emory and the University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospital Systems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Finger pad tophaceous deposits were found in 30.5%, which was surprising, given how few cases are reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Finger pad tophi may be more common than generally believed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jost
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beutler
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Agudelo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid; D003404:Creatinine