Chronic tophaceous gout in the elderly

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-75

  Van Der Klooster, J M ^a,b   Peters, R ^a   Burgmans, J P J ^a   Grootendorst, A F ^a  

^a St Clara Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diuretics; Geriatric; Gout; Risk factors; Tophi; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMILORIDE; BENZBROMARONE; CEFUROXIME; COLCHICINE; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NIFEDIPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTAL; DEFORMITY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031826645     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(98)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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