Rare Manifestation of Gout: Gouty Tophi in the Nose.

Gout is a disease characterized by abnormal metabolism of the uric acid, leading to undesired buildup of monosodium urate crystals affecting mainly the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint of the foot and less commonly other joints or the soft tissues of the body. The prevalence of the disease increases with age, and it is statistically more observed in men than in women.We present the case of a 62-year-old male patient diagnosed as having gout 20 years ago.

The Binder syndrome: review of the literature and case report.

Binder syndrome or maxillo-nasal dysplasia (nasomaxillary hypoplasia) is an uncommon developmental anomaly affecting primarily the anterior part of the maxilla and nasal complex. A 4-year-old boy with maxillo-nasal dysplasia (Binder's syndrome), featuring maxillary hypoplasia and relative mandibular prognathism, combined with acute leucosis was presented. We review the literature and describe how three-dimensional CT scanning was used to evaluate the facial morphology.

Cranio-caudal transdomal sutures for the nasal tip correction.

The goal of the nasal tip plastic surgery is to reduce or increase, change the shape or/and projection, rotation and contour the tip. This report presents our technique for the reduction and lifting of the nasal tip with a proportional reduction (trim) of the alar cartilage and suture technique--cranio-caudal transdomal sutures. The aim of this study is to analyze and compare the effectiveness of three tipplasty suture techniques to modify nasal tip projection and rotation.