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Gout. (A) This small toe was amputated for persistent pain. Cut section shows extensive deposition of chalky, white crystalline material within the distal phalanx and in adjacent soft tissue. On polarization microscopy (B), large sheaves of brilliantly birefringent crystals are seen.