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2. Gout - Wikipedia

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   Gout presenting as slight redness in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. Gout can present in several ways, although the most common is a recurrent attack of acute inflammatory arthritis (a red, tender, hot, swollen joint). [4] The metatarsophalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is affected most often, accounting for half of cases ...

3. Your Gout Guide: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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   What Is Gout? Gout is an inflammatory form of arthritis that can occur when there’s too much uric acid in the body. Uric acid is a normal waste product made by the body, but in some people, it ...

4. Gout, a painful form of arthritis, is on the rise. Avoiding ...

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   How is gout treated and prevented? A doctor can diagnose gout by examining the joints and looking for a pattern of swelling. “We will also look for uric acid crystals either in your joints or ...

5. Hyperuricemia - Wikipedia

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   Unless high blood levels of uric acid are determined in a clinical laboratory, hyperuricemia may not cause noticeable symptoms in most people. [5] Development of gout – which is a painful, short-term disorder – is the most common consequence of hyperuricemia, which causes deposition of uric acid crystals usually in joints of the extremities, but may also induce formation of kidney stones ...

6. Uric acid - Wikipedia

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   A 2011 survey in the United States indicated that 3.9% of the population had gout, whereas 21.4% had hyperuricemia without having symptoms. [ 43 ] Excess blood uric acid (serum urate) can induce gout , [ 44 ] a painful condition resulting from needle-like crystals of uric acid termed monosodium urate crystals [ 45 ] precipitating in joints ...

7. Common Causes of Arthritis for Women (& How to Treat It) - AOL

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   Gout. Arthritis can also be caused by an infection. This is called infectious (or septic) arthritis. Infectious arthritis typically happens due to a bacterial infection, often a staph infection ...