Voluminous, erupted and ulcerated nodule on the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the left foot containing chalky material (on admission).
Image from Multiarticular chronic tophaceous gout with severe and multiple ulcerations: a case report.
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From: J Med Case Reports. 2011; 5: 397.
Published online 2011 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-397
Copyright ©2011 Falidas et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This photograph is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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