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Meanings of gouty tophi in English

Russian
тофус
Portuguese
tofo
Spanish
tofos gotáceos
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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)

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        Examples for "tophus"
        Examples for "tophus"
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        US findings of interest were double contour sign, tophus, and snowstorm appearance.
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        A biopsy of the subcutaneous nodule showed a typical appearance of tophus.
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        This variability in signal intensity could be related to calcium within a tophus.
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        Gout was defined by synovial fluid or tophus aspirate microscopy by certified examiners in all patients.
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        All but one tophus showed homogeneous enhancement.
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        Nearly all the tophi were of intermediate signal intensity on T1-weighted images.
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        The specificity remained high in subjects with early disease and without clinical signs of tophi.
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        Identification of tophi indicates a definitive diagnosis of gout.
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        These nodular concretions are called tophi or chalkstones.
        The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
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        The purpose of this study was to determine the MR imaging characteristics of intraosseous and soft-tissue tophi.
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        Translations for gouty tophi
        Russian
        тофус
        Portuguese
        tofo