title: Gout: 'a disease of plenty'.
abstract: Gout is a syndrome caused by an inflammatory response to the formation of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals which develop secondary to hyperuricaemia. Acute and chronic forms occur. Hyperuricaemia may be due to environmental and/or genetic factors. It most commonly affects middle-aged males. This article discusses the management of both acute and chronic gout.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rasaratnam
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Christophidis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014528:Uricosuric Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D014528:Uricosuric Agents; D000493:Allopurinol; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase