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ArticleCureus2025

Isolated Chronic Tophaceous Gout of the Elbow: A Rare Presentation of Olecranon Bursopathy Requiring Surgical Excision.

Sujith Shahul, Samreen Rafiuddin, Gautham Anil Nair, Tamer Farouk Hussein Elsaid, Habib Alismaily

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Sujith ShahulOrthopedics and Traumatology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Samreen RafiuddinOrthopedics and Traumatology, RAK Medical Health & Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, ARE.
Gautham Anil NairOrthopedics and Traumatology, RAK Medical Health & Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, ARE.
Tamer Farouk Hussein ElsaidOrthopedics and Traumatology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Habib AlismailyOrthopedics and Traumatology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, ARE.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tophaceous gout is a chronic sequela of hyperuricemia, typically and predominantly affecting peripheral joints. However, isolated elbow involvement of the olecranon with a large tophaceous ulcer is uncommon. We report a rare case of chronic tophaceous olecranon bursopathy in a 48-year-old male patient with poorly controlled hyperuricemia, highlighting the diagnostic, imaging, and surgical aspects of this condition. The histopathological examination confirmed the presence of urate crystal tophi devoid of any malignant features.

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chronic bursitisexcisionexcision and biopsyhyperuricaemiatophaceous gout

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PMID40979042
PMCPMC12444731

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