A man who has had gout for several years comes to the clinic with a problem with his toe.On examination,the nurse notices the presence of hard,painless nodules over the great toe;one has burst open with a chalky discharge.This finding is known as:

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Tophi are collections of sodium urate crystals resulting from chronic gout in and around the joint that cause extreme swelling and joint deformity.They appear as hard,painless nodules (tophi)over the metatarsophalangeal joint of the first toe and they sometimes burst with a chalky discharge (See Table 22-6).See Table 22-6 for descriptions of the other conditions.

A Man Who Has Had Gout for Several Years Comes