title: Ulcerated tophaceous gout.
abstract: Gout is often considered a disease of an excessive lifestyle, a 'malady of kings'. Today, more than 1% of the European and US populations are afflicted with gout, although ulceration over gout tophi remains uncommon. We describe four cases of ulceration associated with gout tophi to highlight the clinical presentation, complications and a management strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. patelgk@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Girish K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Wendy L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Patricia P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate