Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and motor dysfunction caused by gout and type 2 diabetes: A case report

Figure 1 Intraoperative photographs of the surgical field of both hands. A: The median nerve surrounded by miliary tophi in the synovium; B: The deep flexor tendon of the little finger of the right hand thickened by crystals deposited throughout the tendon; C: The deep flexor tendon of the ring finger of the left hand eroded by tophi.

Figure 2 Histopathological findings. Photomicrograph showing gout nodules filled with monosodium urate crystals (hematoxylin and eosin staining, magnification: eyepiece 10 × and objective 4 ×).