Unusual case of gouty tophous within oral-maxillofacial region. Case report.
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.
Hughes
Ted
T
Penna
Kevin J
KJ
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
D014527:Uric Acid