is a relatively new approach to gout diagnosis that provides images in which gout crystals appear as specifically colored densities in affected joints or periarticular soft tissue (an image can be ...

Usually, your body can get rid of uric acid when you urinate, but hyperuricemia occurs when your kidneys cannot eliminate excess uric acid, leading to the formation of crystals ... toe. Feet, ankles, ...

Gout is a form of arthritis caused by a buildup of uric acid crystals in a joint. It causes sudden attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and stiffness, usually in one joint, especially the big toe. Gout ...

MSU crystals were identified in 216 patients (57%). The prevalence of gout was 2.8% among patients with scores ≤4 and 80.4% among those with scores ≥8. The authors recommend that patients with ...