Gout

Gout is a type of arthritis that causes swelling, redness, warmth and stiffness in the joints and is formed by the accumulation of microscopic uric acid crystals in the joints and soft tissue.

It happens when the body produces too much uric acid (foods with purines: liver, dried vegetables ...) or does not remove it properly. At first, gout attacks usually improve within a few days. Finally, they become longer-lasting and occur more frequently. The accumulation of uric acid can lead to kidney stones. If left untreated, gout can result in permanent damage to the joints and kidneys.

In people with gout, the persistently high uric acid (hyperuricemia) causes more and more attacks, and increasingly more joints are affected. Conversely, if uric acid levels are reduced to normal through treatment, the crystals slowly dissolve until they eventually disappear, and with them the possibility of further attacks of gout disappears, too.

Pseudogout chondrocalcinosis has similar symptoms and is sometimes confused with gout. However, it is caused by calcium pyrophosphate microcrystals not by uric acid.

For more information visit:

Gout
https://www.rheumatology.org/Practice/Clinical/Patients/Diseases_And_Conditions/Gout/

New Gout Management Guidelines: A Quick and Easy Guide
https://www.google.es/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=jmIiVZq2DoLQ0wWW_4D4BQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=gout+rheumatology

Creation date: 17/09/2015 - Last modification date: 09/10/2015

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