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Gout

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Gout encompasses a spectrum of diseases caused by precipitation of uric acid crystals in tissue. The gouty disorders include (1) acute monarticular arthritis caused by uric acid crystals in joints; (2) nephrolithiasis; (3) soft tissue deposits of urate crystals known as tophi; and (4) uric acid renal disease. Gout is about six times more common in men than in women,1 although there is evidence that the relative prevalence of gout in women has increased.2 The prevalence of gout increases with age, and it is more common in persons of African or Polynesian ancestry.

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  1. James F. Calvert Jr.
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Alan K. David M.D. (The Fred Lazarus, Jr., Professor and Director) (The Fred Lazarus, Jr., Professor and Director)

  3. Department of Family Medicine, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, 63141, USA

    Thomas A. Johnson Jr. M.D. (Chairman) (Chairman)

  4. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  5. Department of Family Medicine, University of California—Irvine College of Medicine, Orange, CA, 92697, USA

    Joseph E. Scherger M.D., M.P.H. (Associate Dean for Primary Care and Chair) (Associate Dean for Primary Care and Chair)

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Calvert, J.F. (1998). Gout. In: Taylor, R.B., David, A.K., Johnson, T.A., Phillips, D.M., Scherger, J.E. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2947-4_123

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