Suspected gouty tophus in a woman's breast.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_36828
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Suspected gouty tophus in a woman's breast.
Journal
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
Author(s)
Van Linthoudt D., Joris F., Christen B., Pazera A., Nobel M., Magnanelli L., Malterre L.
ISSN
1076-1608 (Print)
ISSN-L
1076-1608
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2005
Volume
11
Number
5
Pages
277-279
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A postmenopausal woman treated with diuretics for hypertension and who underwent surgery for a previous fibroadenoma of the left breast presented, in December 2003, with a sudden bloody discharge of the left nipple with local swelling, redness, and pain. Radiologic investigations revealed a well-delimited tumor under the areola. Needle aspiration disclosed many histiocytes but no bacteria. Despite improvement with antibiotics, the tumor was removed. Pathological examination shows features suggesting the tumor was a gouty tophus. Birefringent crystals were retrospectively found on the smears of the aspirated material. To our knowledge, only 3 similar cases have been reported in the literature.
Keywords
Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Biopsy, Needle, Breast/pathology, Breast Diseases/diagnosis, Breast Diseases/therapy, Female, Gout/diagnosis, Gout/therapy, Humans, Postmenopause
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Web of science
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19/11/2007 13:35
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20/08/2019 14:24
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