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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Intradermal Perianal Gouty Tophi: Unusual Presentation and Review of the Literature
Intradermal Perianal Gouty Tophi: Unusual Presentation and Review of the Literature
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Gout is a clinical inflammatory syndrome and is a common end point of a group of disorders that produce hyperuricemia and subsequent deposition of monosodium urate crystals mainly within and around joints. In this case report; we are presenting an unusual case of gout in a young Saudi adult male who presented clinically with skin lesions in the perianal region. Although gout is a well known disease which is extensively studied, to our knowledge, such a presentation has never been reported in the literature before. A review of literature regarding other unusual sites of involvement and presentations is included. 
ISSN : 11575393 
Journal Name : The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine 
Volume : 40 
Issue Number : 5 
Publishing Year : 2009 AH
2009 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, March 27, 2010 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
رنا بخاريBokhary, Rana ResearcherDoctorate 

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