Gout

Overview

Gout is inflammatory arthritis from monosodium urate crystals, often in big toe.

Symptoms

• •Acute monoarthritis
• •Red, hot, swollen joint
• •Tophi (chronic)

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓Joint aspiration (MSU crystals)
• ✓Serum uric acid
• ✓X-ray (punched-out lesions)

Treatments

• →Colchicine
• →NSAIDs
• →Allopurinol (prophylaxis)
• →Diet low in purine

Risk Factors