RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bullous tophi in gout.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 91
OP 93
DO 10.1136/ard.36.1.91
VO 36
IS 1
A1 H R Schumacher
YR 1977
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/36/1/91.abstract
AB Two gouty patients developed bullae containing massive numbers of monosodium urate crystals. Both patients had had treatment with systemic corticosteroids. A burn precipitated one bulla, showing that local tissue injury can be a factor in tophus localization.