She also had numerous small subcutaneous tophi in her hands. The patient was intolerant to allopurinol and had mild renal insufficiency attributed to uric-acid nephrolithiasis and interstitial ...
Creatinine clearance was the major factor independently associated with early presentation with tophi. Although other factors such as diuretic use and older age were associated with presence of ...
He had a prior history of coronary heart disease, high-grade ischemic cardiomyopathy, chronic renal failure, and chronic gouty arthritis with multiple gouty tophi. He had also had hyperuricemia ...