title: Gouty neuropathy.
abstract: A patient with gout had a peripheral neuropathy that improved with the lowering of the serum uric acid level. He had a relapse when hyperuricemia recurred, suggesting that the hyperuricemia of gout may produce a treatable form of peripheral neuropathy.
mesh_terms: D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*