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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Main Authors: R. De Angelis, W. Grassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Reumatismo
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Online Access:http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/565