TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 44. Gout
A1  - Burns, Christopher
A1  - Wortmann, Robert L.
A2  - Imboden, John B.
A2  - Hellmann, David B.
A2  - Stone, John H.
PY  - 2013
T2  - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
AB  - Caused  by  deposition  of  uric  acid  crystals  and  usually  associated  with  hyperuricemia.Usually  begins  as  an  intermittent,  acute  monoarthritis,  especially  of  the  first  metatarsophalangeal  joint.Over  time,  attacks  become  more  frequent,  less  intense,  and  involve  more  joints.Diagnosed  by  demonstrating  uric  acid  crystals  in  joint  fluid.Extra-articular  manifestations  include  tophi  and  renal  stones.Arthritis  responds  to  nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory  drugs  or  colchicine.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57273972
ER  -