RT Book, Section
A1 Burns, Christopher
A1 Wortmann, Robert L.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57273972
T1 Chapter 44. Gout
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57273972
RD 2024/04/24
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.