Fine needle aspiration cytology of gouty tophus in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis [2]

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1024-1025

  Paik, Seung Sam ^a   Park, Moon Hyang ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Gout; Gouty tophi; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR; URATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTAL; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; LETTER; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHALANX; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0036736669     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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