Disseminated gouty panniculitis: an unusual presentation of extensive cutaneous tophi.
Gouty panniculitis is a rare cutaneous illness characterized by the deposition of subcutaneous mono-sodium urate crystals with lobular panniculitis. Only a small number of cases with gouty panniculitis have been reported in the literature with unclear pathogenesis. In this article, we present a case of disseminated gouty panniculitis in the patient who had never been diagnosed of gout but revealed significant hyperuricemia at the time of diagnosis.
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Penvadee
P
Pattanaprichakul
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sumanas
S
Bunyaratavej
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA.
Philip M
PM
McLain
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Supenya
S
Varothai
disseminate; gouty panniculitis; tophi