Subconjunctival urate crystals: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of localized subconjunctival urate crystals in a patient with gout.


METHODS
Single observational case report.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
An 80-year-old woman who came for cataract surgery was incidentally found to have subconjunctival crystal deposits near the superior limbus in her left eye (OS). She was taking medications for gout and hypertension. Multiple conjunctival crystals were excised from the area before cataract surgery. Light microscopy under polarization revealed crystals, and histopathological examination confirmed gouty tophi.


CONCLUSIONS
Because subconjunctival urate crystals occur only rarely, ophthalmologists should be aware of this potential, particularly in patients with gout.
Sarma
Prafulla
P
Department of Ocular Pathology and Uveitis Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Das
Dipankar
D
Deka
Panna
P
Deka
Akshay C
AC
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood
D014527:Uric Acid