About Gout (gout disease)

Uric acid

Substance that is the cause of gout (if rate greater than 0,08 g/L), which is derived from the breakdown of purines. [+] Learn more about uric acid

Allopurinol

A medical drug that is used to lower the levels of uric acid in the blood.

Gouty arthropathy

Destruction of the joints due to tophus (cluster of uric acid crystals).

Kidney stones

"Stones" mainly created in the urinary tract.

Colchicine

Medical drug that relieves gout pain (also used in prevention)
[+] Learn more about colchicine

Renal colic

Very intense lower back pain due to "stones" that close up the urinary tract.

Drugs for gout

A medical drug that decreases the inflammation caused by gout. Example: anti-inflammatory non-steroidal: indomethacin, naproxen, diclofenac, ketoprofen.

Hyperuricemia

Uric acid rate in the blood above the normal rate (> 420 µmol/l or 70 mg/l).

Hypouricemia

Medical treatment to reduce the level of uric acid in the body.

Infiltration

Injection of a product directly into a joint.

Renal failure

Progressive, important and definitive degeneration of the kidney function. 30 million people in USA would be affected, mostly ignoring. This pathology is silent until a very late illness stage.

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic disease that first affects the skin. 95% of patients that suffer psoriasis are recognizable for the circular spots located on the skin.

Purines

Substance located in food (beer, anchovies, etc) which in excess cause gout. They help our DNA. [+] Learn more about purines

Tophus or Uric acid crystals

Clusters of uric acid crystals that cause deformation on the joints and the under the skin. [+] Learn more about tophus

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Gout symptoms

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Glossary about Gout

Uric acid

Substance that is the cause of gout (if rate greater than 0,08 g/l), which is derived from the degradation of purines...

[+] Learn more about uric acid

Purines

Substance located in food (beer, anchovies, etc) which in excess cause gout. They help our DNA...

[+] Learn more about purines

Tophus or Uric acid crystals

Clusters of uric acid crystals that cause deformation on the joints and the under the skin...

[+] Learn more about tophus

Full glossary about Gout [+] more

Allopurinol: A medical drug that is used to lower the levels of uric acid in the blood.

Drugs for gout: a medical drug that decreases the inflammation caused by gout.

Gouty arthropathy: Destruction of the joints due to tophus (cluster of uric acid crystals).

Kidney stones: « stones » mainly created in the urinary tract.

Colchicine: medical drug that relieves gout pain (also used in prevention) learn more about colchicine

Renal colic: very intense lower back pain due to "stones" that close up the urinary tract.

Hyperuricemia: uric acid rate in the blood above the normal rate (> 420 µmol/l or 70 mg/l).

Hypouricemia: medical treatment to reduce the level of uric acid in the body.

Infiltration: injection of a product directly into a joint.

Renal failure: progressive, important and definitive degeneration of the kidney function.

Psoriasis: chronic disease that affects first the skin.