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CHALK STONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A chalky deposit of sodium urate occurring in gout; tophi form most often around joints, in cartilage, bone, bursae, and subcutaneous tissue and in the external ear, producing a chronic, foreign-body inflammatory response.

OBS

The term "tophus" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Concrétion uratique visible sous la peau des goutteux surtout aux oreilles, aux coudes, aux pieds, aux mains, rarement aux genoux, exceptionnellement ailleurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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