Chronic gouty arthritis

Chronic gouty arthritis
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Chronic gouty arthritis
Gout is a disease hallmarked by elevated levels of uric acid in the bloodstream. In this condition, crystals of monosodium urate (MSU) or uric acid are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons, and surrounding...

Chronic gouty arthritis is treated with drugs that help reduce uric acid levels. Medicines used to treat gout include:
Allopurinol (the most commonly used)
Probenecid
Sulfinpyrazone ...

Chronic gouty arthritis is treated either with drugs like probenecid, which reduce uric acid levels by enhancing its removal in the urine, or with drugs like allopurinol, which block the enzyme that produces uric acid.

Chronic gouty arthritis
Intermittent gouty arthritis
Contraindications
Patients with an active peptic ulcer or symptoms of gastrointestinal inflammation or ulceration should not receive the drug.

Chronic gouty arthritis
Injury of the kidney and ureter
References
Terkeltaub R. Crystal deposition diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 294.

See also: Chronic gouty arthritis
Alternative Names
Gouty arthritis - acute; Gout - acute
Causes ...

Diagnosis of chronic gouty arthritis: Chronic gouty arthritis should be suspected in patients with persistent joint disease or subcutaneous or bony tophi. Plain xâ€'rays of the first metatarsophalangeal joint or other affected joint may be useful.

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Untreated cases may develop chronic gouty arthritis in which multiple joints are involved by a long-term destructive process. Tophi (small nodules consisting of uric acid and inflammatory tissues) may be seen on the ear cartilage and along tendons.

Urolit
Urolit refers to a drug used to treat chronic gouty arthritis.

There are a number of possible consequences of this build up of uric acid in the body, including acute and chronic gouty arthritis, kidney stones, and deposits of uric acid in subcutaneous and other tissues (tophi).

See also: Arthritis, Gout, Symptom, Kidney, Rheum