Gouty tophus without gout attacks treated using a reversed digital artery flap

Abstract

We report a rare case of a subcutaneous mass on the finger, which was suspected to be a soft tissue tumour and was reconstructed using a digital artery flap after excision biopsy. Tophaceous gout was pathologically diagnosed. The patient had no prior gouty attacks, making the preoperative diagnosis difficult.

Keywords:

• Digital artery flap
• biopsy
• gout
• arthritis

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.