| ID | 174 |
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| Name | GOUT |
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| Introduction | Gout is a number of disorders in which crystals of monosodium urate monohydrate derived from hyperuricemic body fluids give rise to inflammatory arthritis, tenosynovitis, bursitis or cellulitis, tophaceous deposits, urolithiasis and renal disease, with an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood. |
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| Etiology | Etiology: A. Primary Gout- 1. Familial-(30%) 2. Increased consumption of purine-containing food. 3. Excess alcohol. B. Secondary Gout- 1. Secondary to myeloproliferative disease e.g. myeloid leukemia, myelofibrosis, polycythemia rubra vera, multiple myeloma & Hodgkin’s disease. 2. After antimetabolic drug therapy. 3. Secondary to diuretics (thiazides) therapy & salicylates in small doses. 4. Chronic renal failure. |
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