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  1. allopurinol
    a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
    Once the acute attack has subsided, levels of uric acid are usually lowered via lifestyle changes, and in those with frequent attacks allopurinol or probenicid provide long-term prevention.
  2. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
    an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
    Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine improves symptoms.
  3. tophus
    a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear
    However, it may also present as tophi, kidney stones, or urate nephropathy.
  4. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
    an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
    Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine improves symptoms.
  5. nonsteroidal
    not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones
    Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine improves symptoms.
  6. colchicine
    an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout
    Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine improves symptoms.
  7. uric acid
    a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine
    It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood which crystallize and are deposited in joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues.
  8. uric
    in or relating to or obtained from urine
    It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood which crystallize and are deposited in joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues.
  9. phalangeal
    of or relating to the bones of the fingers or toes
    The metatarsal-phalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is the most commonly affected (~50% of cases).
  10. urate
    a salt of uric acid
    However, it may also present as tophi, kidney stones, or urate nephropathy.
  11. anti-inflammatory
    a medicine intended to reduce swelling
    Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine improves symptoms.
  12. metatarsal
    of or relating to the metatarsus
    The metatarsal-phalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is the most commonly affected (~50% of cases).
  13. kidney stone
    a calculus formed in the kidney
    However, it may also present as tophi, kidney stones, or urate nephropathy.
  14. gout
    a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
    Gout
    Classification and external resources

    Gout, a 1799 caricature by James Gillray
    ICD-10 M10.
    ICD-9 274.00 274.1 274.8 274.9
  15. metabolic
    of or relating to metabolism
    The increase is believed to be due to increasing risk factors in the population, such as metabolic syndrome, longer life expectancy and changes in diet.
  16. crystallize
    cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
    It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood which crystallize and are deposited in joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues.
  17. steroid
    any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
    Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine improves symptoms.
  18. recurrent
    happening again and again
    OMIM 138900 300323
    DiseasesDB 29031
    MedlinePlus 000422
    eMedicine emerg/221 med/924 med/1112 oph/506 orthoped/124 radio/313
    MeSH D006073

    Gout (also known as podagra when it involves the big toe[1]) is a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis—a red, tender, hot, swollen joint.
  19. syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
    The increase is believed to be due to increasing risk factors in the population, such as metabolic syndrome, longer life expectancy and changes in diet.
  20. tendon
    a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
    It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood which crystallize and are deposited in joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues.
  21. subside
    wear off or die down
    Once the acute attack has subsided, levels of uric acid are usually lowered via lifestyle changes, and in those with frequent attacks allopurinol or probenicid provide long-term prevention.
  22. acute
    ending in a sharp point
    OMIM 138900 300323
    DiseasesDB 29031
    MedlinePlus 000422
    eMedicine emerg/221 med/924 med/1112 oph/506 orthoped/124 radio/313
    MeSH D006073

    Gout (also known as podagra when it involves the big toe[1]) is a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis—a red, tender, hot, swollen joint.
  23. genus
    taxonomic group containing one or more species
    For the moth genus, see Podagra (moth).
Created on Sun Feb 13 18:51:39 EST 2011

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