Gouty tophus of the upper eyelid.
A 64-year-old man with gout presented with history of an enlarging mass in the left upper eyelid causing mechanical ptosis. The patient underwent excisional biopsy. The histopathologic findings confirmed the diagnosis of gouty tophus of the eyelid.
Yang
Chun Cheng Lin
CC
Center for Facial Appearances, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. ccluislin@gmail.com
Vagefi
M Reza
MR
Davis
Don
D
Mamalis
Nick
N
Anderson
Richard L
RL
McCann
John
J
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008875:Middle Aged