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Pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia involving the ear from gout: a diagnostic pitfall
Author(s) -
Morrissey Kelly A.,
GarciaAlbea Victoria,
Goldberg Lynne J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/cup.12249
Subject(s) - gout , hyperplasia , medicine , pathology , basal cell , uric acid , dermatology
The ear is a characteristic location for deposition of uric acid in patients with gout. Pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia has not been described in this location. We report three patients with tophaceous gout on the ear whose biopsies exhibited epidermal hyperplasia mimicking squamous cell carcinoma, in order to call attention to this potential diagnostic pitfall.