Learn Clinical Biochemistry with Lomash

Gout

It is the condition when there is accumulation of urate crystals in synovial fluids resulting in inflammation and acute arthritis.

The uric acids may get deposited around joints causing swelling (tophi). This is also referred as gouty arthritis.

Gout Attacks Strike Mostly at Night

Hypouricemia:

It is generally seen in genetic defects like

  1. Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
  2. Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
Scroll to Top