Her general practitioner diagnosed gouty arthritis because of a high serum uric-acid level (600 µmol/l; normal range 270–380 µmol/l) coexistent with tophi in her hands, and initiated ...

Tophi are a collection of uric acid crystals ... However, not all people with high uric acid levels will develop gout. Hand ...

According to experts, tophi can form in any of the following body parts: Swelling in joints due to high uric acid is caused by gout – as excess uric acid in the blood forms crystals that deposit ...

and chronic gouty arthritis with multiple gouty tophi. He had also had hyperuricemia for many years, with uric acid concentrations of up to 9.8 mg/dl. Initial treatment with febuxostat 80 mg bid ...

The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi and frequency of acute gout attacks on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), productivity, and healthcare resource utilization.