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Can you get a Tophi anywhere on your body ?
I have what looks like a tophi above my eye on my eye lid.
It apeared about 3 years ago when i had my first gout attack.
Thanks for any help.
Yes, tophi can appear pretty much anywhere, but it is vital that any abnormal growth is checked immediately by a qualified medical professional.
mikey,
I have had what you speak of on my eyelid and never gave gout a thought. I have always been able to easily squeeze the little buggers and get a thick white waxy bit out and the “wound” healed invisible in a day or two. Perhaps there were uric acid crystals involved, perpaps not…but out they came.
I may have had one on my ear also but that popped just as easily. The ears are a common tophi site, the eyelidss not.
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