Fine needle aspiration of tophi for crystal identification in problematic cases of gout: A report of two cases

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 433-436

  Rege, Jyoti ^a,b   Shet, Tanuja ^a   Naik, Leena ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Government Colony   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Gout; Tophus

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOUT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0034078969     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328493     Document Type: Article

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