A Rare Case of Lateral Canthal Gouty Tophus Presenting as an Eyelid Mass

Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2016:2016:9786810. doi: 10.1155/2016/9786810. Epub 2016 Nov 6.

Abstract

A 41-year-old man with a history of gout presented with an enlarging eyelid growth. Clinical examination revealed a mildly indurated nodule at the lateral canthus. Following resection, histopathological examination revealed needle-shaped, crystalline material surrounded by multinucleated giant cells, findings consistent with gouty tophus. This represents just the sixth case of gouty tophus of the eyelid reported in the literature.