Diagnosis: Gout
Description: Skin coloured nodules looking like rheumatoid nodules
Morphology: Nodule
Site: Hand,dorsum
Sex: M
Age: 42
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential Diagnosis
History:
Gouty tophi are deposits of uric acid crystals in the skin. They are usually seen on the elbows, ears and hands as nodules but can also occur as firm plaques on the shins.