Open AccessA Case of Mitral Valve Tophus in a Patient with Severe Gout Tophaceous Arthritis
Author(s) -
Atooshe Rohani,
Soheila Chamanian,
Peiman Hosseinzade,
Javad Ramezani
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.103058
Subject(s) - medicine , tophus , gout , mitral valve , gouty arthritis , cardiology , arthritis , radiology , uric acid , hyperuricemia
A few cases of cardiac valve tophi have been reported in literature. In this case report, the echocardiographic characteristics of the hyperechoic mass in the posterior leaflet mitral valve, intact mitral valve ring, and the occurrence of severe tophaceous gout arthritis suggested the diagnosis of a gout tophus on the mitral valve