What is gout? Symptoms, treatment, and complications.
🔍 What Is Gout? Gout is the most common crystalline inflammatory arthritis, resulting from deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joints and soft tissues; this typically occurs when serum uric acid exceeds ~6.8 mg/dL, exceeding crystallization thresholds OHSU+15PMC+15BioMed Central+15. The first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint (podagra) is affected in ~50% of cases. Gout flares are driven…
