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Tophaceous gout in an amputation stump in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Gout is a common rheumatologic disorder that can have an unusual clinical presentation. This case report describes the development of a gouty tophus at a site of remote traumatic forearm amputation in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). It further addresses the imaging characteristics of tophaceous gout as well as the differential diagnostic considerations as regards both the imaging findings and the clinical presentation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, UCSD and VAHCS, 3350 La Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA

    Christine B. Chung, Aurea Mohana-Borges & Mini Pathria

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Chung, C.B., Mohana-Borges, A. & Pathria, M. Tophaceous gout in an amputation stump in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Skeletal Radiol 32, 429–431 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-003-0646-9

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