Severe Tophaceous Gout
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Advancements in Case Studies Severe Tophaceous Gout Imen Chabchoub*, Raida Ben Salah, Olfa Frikha, Faten Sameh Marzouk and Zouhir Bahloul Department of internal medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia *Corresponding author: Chabchoub, Submission:March 13, 2023;Published: March 30, 2023 DOI: 10.31031/AICS.2023.03.000574 ISSN 2639-0531Volume3 Issue5
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advancements in case studies
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2639-0531']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31031/aics.2023.03.000574