Close-up of a gout tophus on the finger in an 81 year old female patient. Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism that can result in urate crystals

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Close-up of a gout tophus on the finger in an 81 year old female patient. Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism that can result in urate crystals depositing in the joints and connective tissues, causing painful swellings (tophi).

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