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Query: UMLS:C0018099 (
gout
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Tophaceous
gout
of the middle ear is a rare occurrence that presents as a granular white-colored mass. It is frequently misdiagnosed as cholesteatoma or tympanosclerosis in patients who otherwise may not manifest any clinical or biochemical signs of
gout
. While uncommon, it can lead to clinically significant disease such as
conductive hearing loss
. The present report describes 2 cases of middle ear gouty tophi initially mistaken for another entity. Both patients underwent surgery, and the diagnosis of
gout
was revealed after final histopathological analysis. A review of the literature is also presented.
...
PMID:Tophaceous Gout of the Middle Ear: Case Reports and Review of the Literature. 3116 87
We present a very rare case of tophaceous
gout
of the middle ear causing
conductive hearing loss
, with special emphasis on Computed Tomography presentation.
...
PMID:Tophaceous gout of the middle ear. 3274 76
