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Gouty tophus simulating soft tissue tumor in a heart transplant recipient

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Gouty arthritis is the most frequent rheumatological complication among cyclosporine-treated organ transplant recipients. We report one case of pseudotumoral intramuscular tophaceous deposit of the forearm, in a heart transplant patient with a history of traumatic wound to the same area 17 years previously, and with no known arthritis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    A. Chaoui & J. Garcia

  2. Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    A. M. Kurt

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Chaoui, A., Garcia, J. & Kurt, A. Gouty tophus simulating soft tissue tumor in a heart transplant recipient. Skeletal Radiol 26, 626–628 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050299

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