An ear is like an iceberg—much of it is out of sight. The only visible part is the auricle—the seashell shaped structure made of bendy cartilage, covered in skin. Its main role is to act as a ...

The tophi, which are yellow-white hard nodules, may mimic rheumatoid nodules, xanthomas, calcinosis cutis, or squamous-cell carcinoma. The diagnosis of gout depends on identification of urate ...

Chronic gout, sometimes called gouty arthritis, can lead to a number of complications if left untreated. These include joint damage and joint deformity, tophi, loss of mobility, loss of bone ...