‘Sometimes these crystals, known as “gout tophi” can appear as hard ... After two weeks Mel went back to the surgery where she saw a female GP who identified it as a classic case of gout.

Background Although typically a late feature of gout, tophi may present early in the course of disease. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the presence of early ...

However, given the likely contribution of higher comorbidities to poorer health outcomes among respondents, comorbid status may be confounded with gout flares and tophi in the analyses.

Treatment can help reduce symptoms and prevent future attacks, chronic gout, and tophi. Surgery is rarely needed to treat gout in the thumb, but it may be needed if joint damage related to tophi ...

and dissolve tophi in gout and tophaceous gout patients, today announced the completion of enrollment for its pivotal global Phase 3 REDUCE 2 trial. "We would like to thank the gout community for ...