Chronic tophaceous gout with anti-CCP positivity: A rare presentation
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https://doi.org/10.15305/ijrci/v4i1/184Keywords:
rheumatoid arthritis, gout, uric acid, anti-CCPAbstract
Persistent gout may progress into a condition termed as chronic tophaceous gout, which involves the deposition of nodular mass of uric acid crystals called tophi in various soft tissue areas of the body. Generally, the anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody testing is considered as a highly specific confirmatory test for RA. We present here a rare case report of chronic tophaceous gouty arthritis with anti-CCP positivity.
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