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to·phus

(tō′fəs)

n. pl. to·phi (-fī)

1. A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. Also called chalkstone.

2. A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.

[Latin tōphus, tufa.]

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tophus

(ˈtəʊfəs)

n, pl -phi (-faɪ)

(Pathology) pathol a deposit of sodium urate in the helix of the ear or surrounding a joint: a diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout. Also called: chalkstone

[C16: from Latin, variant of tōfus tufa, tuff]

tophaceous adj

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to•phus

(ˈtoʊ fəs)

n., pl. -phi (-fī).

a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., esp. in gout.

[1545–55; < Latin tōphus, tōfus tufa]

to•pha•ceous (təˈfeɪ ʃəs) adj.

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Noun	1.	tophus - a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout chalkstone urate - a salt of uric acid
	2.	tophus - an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums calculus, tartar crust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something

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to·phus

n. tofo.

1. depósito de sal de ácido úrico en los tejidos, gen. visto en casos de gota;

2. cálculo dental.

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tophus

n (pl -phi) tofo

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Tophus was determined in six patients and bursitis in five patients.

Demographic, clinical, and laboratory features of Turkish patients with gouty arthritis: A prospective cohort study

In this case report, treatment of a patient with long-standing chronic gout tophus located bilaterally at the elbow joints, which was complicated by bursal deposit and rapid progression during the last 4 years, was reported.

Unusual Presentation of Bilaterally Symmetrical Gout Tophi on Elbows

Tophus gout and chronic kidney disease in a young female patient: report of familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy in three generations of the same family.

Identification of a novel UMOD mutation (c.163G>A) in a Brazilian family with autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease

Wilder-Smith, "Carpal tunnel syndrome caused by gouty tophus of the flexor tendons of the fingers: sonographic features," Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, vol.

Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome in a Patient with Acute Gout Attack but without Trauma or Other Typical Causes

Gouty deposits Extradural intraspinal Histological results cervical fibrous showing crystals of tophus, in hypo to uric acid, intermediate on T1w, multinucleate giant hypo- or hyper signal cell and histiocyte on T2w with diffuse proliferation.

Retroodontoid Pseudotumor Related to Development of Myelopathy Secondary to Atlantoaxial Instability on Os Odontoideum

A tophus can be as small as a sesame seed or even larger than an egg.

Chinese Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperuricemia and Related Diseases

Of those with a tophus at baseline, 6 (16%) of 37 of the control/DE group and 4 (13%) of 31 of the DE/ DE group had complete resolution of all tophi between months 12 and 24.

Allopurinol extension trial backs treat-to-target approach in gout

We report the case of 32-year-old male who had a painful knee due to tophus formation in the interosseous area of the bipartite patella.

Bipartite patella associated with tophaceous invasion: A rare case report

This report presents a unique case of extension loss due to a single, isolated intra-articular gouty tophus. Only a few similar reports have been described in the literature involving cases that are often initially suspected to be related to inherent structural knee pathology as opposed to a systemic condition or illness.

Knee extension loss secondary to a "Cyclops-Like" gouty tophus: a case report and literature review

Although tophus is generally anticipated in the late period, there are reports in literature of presentation with tophi even on the first attack.6 Tophi are typically located in the olecranon bursa, Achilles tendon, first metatarsophalangeal joint and ear, although atypical locations such as the tarsal tunnel, second metacarpal and wrist flexor tendons have also been reported.5,7

Cubital tunnel syndrome secondary to gouty tophi: A case report

A gouty tophus occasionally mimics an infectious or neoplastic process and MRI must be obtained under these circumstances [7].