Case Report: Gouty Tophus of the Larynx  

作　　者：Chung-Yu Hao Yih-Jeng Tsai Hsing-Mei Wu Chia-Jung Lee Chung-Yu Hao;Yih-Jeng Tsai;Hsing-Mei Wu;Chia-Jung Lee(Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan;College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)

机构地区：[1]Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan [2]College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

出　　处：《International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery》2021年第1期43-48,共6页耳鼻喉（英文）

摘　　要：Gout is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by a deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint or soft tissue. Gout manifestations in head and neck region are rare, and larynx is an infrequently affected location. We recently managed a case of a gouty tophus over the larynx. A 65-year-old male with a long history of gout without medical control. He has suffered from increasing hoarseness for six months. Laryngoscopy revealed a mass lesion over the right vocal process region without vocal paralysis. Laryngo-micro-surgery biopsy was taken, and pathology confirmed laryngeal gouty tophus without evidence of malignancy.Gout is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by a deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint or soft tissue. Gout manifestations in head and neck region are rare, and larynx is an infrequently affected location. We recently managed a case of a gouty tophus over the larynx. A 65-year-old male with a long history of gout without medical control. He has suffered from increasing hoarseness for six months. Laryngoscopy revealed a mass lesion over the right vocal process region without vocal paralysis. Laryngo-micro-surgery biopsy was taken, and pathology confirmed laryngeal gouty tophus without evidence of malignancy.

关 键 词：GOUT TOPHUS LARYNX PURINE Monosodium Urate Crystals 

分 类 号：R58[医药卫生—内分泌]