Citric Acid Treatment of Chronic Nonhealing Ulcerated Tophaceous Gout With Bursitis

We report chronic nonhealing tophaceous gout with bursitis in an 80-year-old male, not responding to conventional treatment modality for months together. This nonhealing ulcer was treated successfully with local application of 3% citric acid ointment for 22 days.

Source: The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds - December 17, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Nagoba, B. S., Punpale, A., Poddar, A., Suryawanshi, N. M., Swami, G. A., Selkar, S. P. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research