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GOUT

GOUTย ย ICD-10: M10

โ€ข A clinical syndrome occurring in a group of diseases characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid and joints.
โ€ข Acute gouty arthritis usually occurs in middle age and usually affects a single joint in the lower extremities, usually the first metatarsophalangeal joint. It can also affect fingers (Fig. 15-19A).
โ€ข Intercritical gout describes the interval between attacks of gout. With time, attacks tend to be polyarticular.
โ€ข In chronic tophaceous gout, patients rarely have asymptomatic periods. Urate crystals are found in soft tissues, cartilage (Fig. 15-19B), and tendons.
โ€ข Gout may occur with and without hyperuricemia, renal disease, and nephrolithiasis.

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B FIGURE 15-19 โ€ข Acute gouty arthritisโ€‚(A) Affecting the distal interphalangeal joint of the fifth digit. (B) Gouty tophi on helix.

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