Close-up of a gouty tophus on the finger in a 91 year old female patient. Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism in which urate crystals deposit i

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Close-up of a gouty tophus on the finger in a 91 year old female patient. Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism in which urate crystals deposit in the joints causing painful swellings (tophi).

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