title: Subconjunctival urate crystals: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ocular Pathology and Uveitis Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Prafulla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Panna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deka
authors.forename: Akshay C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Deka
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid