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  2. ... other symptoms most of the time. Deposits of uric acid can form lumps below the skin around joints or other places such as the elbows, fingertips, and ears. The lump is called a tophus, from Latin, meaning a type of stone. Tophi ( ...
  3. ... and forms kidney stones. As the condition worsens, urate crystals can also be deposited under the skin or in other soft tissue, forming a nodule called a tophus (plural: tophi). These tophi often form in the ...
  4. Gout (VisualDX)  
    ... uric acid in the blood and crystals of uric acid are deposited in the cartilage and tissue surrounding joints, kidneys, and skin. These deposits cause inflammation that presents as the sudden development of a swollen, red, hot, tender jo…
  5. Gout From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)  
    Gout/Start Here ... Gout ... Gout is a kind of arthritis that causes painful & stiff joints, commonly in the big toe. Learn the symptoms of gout attacks & what puts ...