Clinical features of gout
Gout is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperuricemia and the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in the joints and soft tissues, consisting of a self-limited acute phase characterized by recurrent attacks of synovitis and a chronic phase in which inflammatory and structural changes o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Reumatismo |
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Online Access: | http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/565 |