title: Unusual case of gouty tophous within oral-maxillofacial region. Case report.
abstract: Manifestations of systemic diseases can appear in the oral-maxillofacial area. They can be microbial, hematologic, endocrine, metabolic, genetic, nutritional, granulomatous and immunologic, and are based upon the disease. We present an extremely rare case in which deposits of crystallized monosodium urate appeared in the right paranasal region.
authors: Ted
authors: T
authors: Hughes
authors: Kevin J
authors: KJ
authors: Penna
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid