The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi and frequency of acute gout attacks on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), productivity, and healthcare resource utilization.

1 Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Department of Rheumatology, Guangzhou, China 2 Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Department of Clinical Nutrition, ...

3 Institute of Mineralogy, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Objective: To determine the usefulness of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and Doppler ultrasonography (US) ...

He had a prior history of coronary heart disease, high-grade ischemic cardiomyopathy, chronic renal failure, and chronic gouty arthritis with multiple gouty tophi. He had also had hyperuricemia ...

The buildup of uric acid in your joints can cause swollen growths under your skin known as tophi. If left untreated, tophi can lead to loss of motion in your joints and other complications.