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Meanings of tophi in anglès
Deposit of uric acid crystals, in the form of monosodium urate crystals, in people with longstanding hyperuricemia (high levels of uric acid in the blood)
Usage of tophi in anglès
1
Nearly all the tophi were of intermediate signal intensity on T1-weighted images.
2
The specificity remained high in subjects with early disease and without clinical signs of tophi.
3
Identification of tophi indicates a definitive diagnosis of gout.
4
These nodular concretions are called tophi or chalkstones.
5
The purpose of this study was to determine the MR imaging characteristics of intraosseous and soft-tissue tophi.
6
A 55-year-old woman was referred to our ward for further evaluation of marked hyperuricaemia and suspected tophi.
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Tophi respond well to anti-hyperuricemic therapy, during which they gradually decrease in size.
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Tophi are most often seen in tissues that have a poor blood supply and low temperature, such as the ear helix and first MP joint.
Frequent collocations
Translations for tophi
rus
portuguès
Tophi through the time