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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 127-129 |
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Aspiration cytologic diagnosis of gouty tophi - A case report
Shyama Jain1, Neeta Kumar2, Nakhat J Mazhari3
1 Professor, Dept., of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
2 Associate Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
3 Senior Resident, Dept., of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
Correspondence Address:
Shyama Jain
20/59, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi-110 003
India
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Tophi are the hall mark of gout. These are rarely aspirated because of classical clinico-radiological features. Cytopathologistmaybe asked to confirm the clinical diagnosis. We present a case of gout where aspiration smears showed needle like crystals of monosodium urate. Polarized microscopy confirmed the cytologic diagnosis of gout.
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