A Painful Swelling with a Sharp Secret

A patient presents with a mysterious swelling. Aspiration reveals a white fluid with distinct Crystals. Can you determine the underlying diagnosis?

Tophaceous gout


What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Gonococcal arthritis
Heberden’s node
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Tophaceous gout

Arthrocentesis, Crystal Arthropathy, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Tophaceous gout

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