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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
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8750-7315
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Article Type:
Clinical Pathology
Online Publication Date:
Jul 2001

Isolated Gouty Tophus of a Tibial Sesamoid of the Foot

Harvey Lemont Director, Laboratory of Podiatric Pathology, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Eighth at Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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Marc Sabo Submitted during second-year surgical residency, Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-91-7-379
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A case of tophaceous gout involving a foot sesamoid is described in a middle-aged man with a history of chronic gout. Microscopic findings consisting of tophaceous foci located beneath an intact hyaline articulating surface are correlated with associated radiographs. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91(7): 379-380, 2001)

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