Carpal bone involvement in gout.
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.
Jerome
J Terrence Jose
JT
Department of Orthopedics, St Stephen's Hospital, Tiz Hazari, Delhi, India. terrencejose@gmail.com
Sankaran
Balu
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Thirumagal
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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
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014527:Uric Acid