title: Gouty tophus of the upper eyelid.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Facial Appearances, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. ccluislin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Chun Cheng Lin
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vagefi
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mamalis
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCann
mesh_terms: 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