DERMATOLOGICAL MANIFESTATION OF GOUT

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Irfan Ullah
Muhammad Majid Paracha
Sabrina Sohail Pal
Faria Asad

Abstract

Gout is a common medical problem, affecting at least 1 percent of men in Western

population, with a male: female ratio ranging from

7:1 to 9 . Gout is a disease of purine metabolism characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in tissues that may form as a result of hyperuricemia which represents the basic underlying metabolic abnormality. Increased serum uric acid level is found in obesity, high protein diet, high alcohol consumption, combined hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and drugs. The deposition of MSU crystals in and around joints as well as soft tissues, produce masses commonly referred as tophi and usually thought to be a late manifestation of gout.

 

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Ullah I, Paracha MM, Pal SS, Asad F. DERMATOLOGICAL MANIFESTATION OF GOUT. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 17 [cited 2024 Dec. 24];23(4). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/284
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