Gout, also called rheumatic gout, is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of pain in a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint, caused by the deposition of needle-shaped crystals of the monosodium salt of uric acid. Pain typically comes on rapidly, reaching maximal intensity in less than 12 hours.
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Condition Classchronic, inflammatory, metabolic 1 Causative AgentUric acid (monosodium urate crystal deposition) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Gout ... is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of pain in a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint, caused by the deposition of needle-shaped crystals of the monosodium salt of uric acid.
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Specialty: chronic, inflammatory, metabolic
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Causes: Uric acid
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