title: [A man with a yellow coloured abnormality of his finger].
abstract: A 83-year-old man presented to the emergency department with signs of diabetes mellitus de novo and a yellow coloured abnormality of his left index finger. A plain radiograph of the left hand showed destruction of the proximal interphalangeal joint of digit II. With use of polarised light microscopy, the diagnosis 'gouty tophus' was established.
authors: Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Alkmaar, the Netherlands. 1000702@mca.nl
authors: Ben
authors: B
authors: Tomlow
authors: Nanno
authors: N
authors: Swen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003116:Color; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male