A rare and asymptomatic case of mitral valve tophus associated with severe gouty tophaceous arthritis

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 965-966

  Iacobellis, Gianluca ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac valve tophus; Gouty arthritis

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; URATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOUT; HEART MURMUR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYMPTOM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344318512     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347542     Document Type: Article

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