Tophaceous Gout In a Patient of Thalassemia Intermedia: A Case Report

Abstract

Thalassemia is an important hemoglobinopathy that poses a significant burden on the Indian health system. It has a prevalence of ~3-4 % in the Indian population. Thalassemia has an autosomal recessive inheritance and co-inheritance with haemoglobin variants like HbE is not uncommon. Here we present an interesting case of tophaceous gout in a patient of thalassemia intermedia.