title: Carpal bone involvement in gout.
abstract: The deposition of gout tophi in the hand occurs relatively late in the disease. Involvement of carpal bone is rarely reported in the literature. We present a 40-year-old man with a long duration of gouty arthritis involving the carpal bones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, St Stephen's Hospital, Tiz Hazari, Delhi, India. terrencejose@gmail.com
authors.forename: J Terrence Jose
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Jerome
authors.forename: Balu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sankaran
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thirumagal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002348:Carpal Bones; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014527:Uric Acid