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2009 Gout PatientPlus
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Description: This can be defined as arthritis due to deposition of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals within joints causing acute inflammation and eventual tissue damage. It has been aptly described as, "... one of the most painful acute conditions that human beings can experience ..."
The four types of gout are:
* Asymptomatic
* Hyperuricaemia
* Acute gout
* Intercritical gout and chronic tophaceous gout
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Dr Gurvinder Rull
Institution: PatientPlus UK
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Added: Tue May 31 2011