Volume 7, Issue 5 pp. 423-427
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Ulcerated tophaceous gout

Girish K Patel

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Girish K Patel

GK Patel, MBBS, MRCP, MD, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK

GK Patel, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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Wendy L Davies

Wendy L Davies

WL Davies, BSc (Hons), RGN, DN, PGCE, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK

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Patricia P Price

Patricia P Price

PP Price, BA (Hons), PhD, AFBPsS Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK

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Keith G Harding

Keith G Harding

KG Harding, MB, MRCGP, FRCS, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK

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First published: 15 September 2010
Citations: 20

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.

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