Treatment of chronic tophaceous gout with a free flap.
A 62-year-old man who suffered from severe deforming arthritis, secondary to chronic tophaceous gout with multilobular, solid, tender, enlarged subcutaneous nodules, and draining tophi in right second finger, was treated by free flap and finally got the more functional and aesthetic result.
Lee
Kyung Suk
KS
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 90 Chilam-dong, JinJu, 660-702, South Korea.
Lee
Hyeung Suk
HS
Kim
Nam Gyun
NG
Kim
Jun Sik
JS
Lee
Sang-il
SI
Choi
Tae Hyun
TH
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006073:Gout / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013524:Surgical Flaps