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Rheumatology Joints Hands

Gout-Synovitis

Gout causes inflammatory arthritis, characterized by erythema, pain, and edema of the involved joint on examination.
Rheumatology

Patient 1

This is an older man with a history of a alcohol abuse who presented with a painful left elbow. Arthrocentesis revealed needle-shaped crystals with strongly negative brefringence under polarized light, confirming the diagnosis of gout.

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This patient also has tophi on his fingers.

Dactylitis Gout-Tophi

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