Gout is an acute disease that can progress to a chronic state.
The most common inflammatory arthropathy, affecting >8 million Americans 1
Consists of painful inflammatory deposition of monosod...
Initially a severely painful, erythematous, and swollen joint (noninfectious monarthritis)
There is no significant trauma of the joint preceding the attack.
Rarely, there may be polyart...
See “Risk Factors” for what to avoid.
Therapy for gout includes diet modification (see “Risk Factors”), using medications that reduce overall uric acid levels (such as losarta...
It takes, on average, about 10 yr for chronic...
Gout is an acute inflammatory arthritis of rapid onset that can mimic infection.
A painful, warm, erythematous, swollen joint should be aspirated to evaluate for septic arthritis versus...
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