Monosodium urate crystals dissolve and are eliminated from joints and soft tissues as serum uric acid levels drop below its saturating point (400 μmol/l). Time to crystal clearance relates to ...

A type of arthritis caused when uric acid crystals get lodged in joints, causing extreme inflammation and pain Kidney stones: Most specifically a type called a urate stone caused by the ...

Uric acid-induced kidney damage can occur through various mechanisms, including the activation of pro-inflammatory pathways and the accumulation of urate crystals in the kidney tubules ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Uric acid is a waste product found in urine. If your body makes too much or doesn't eliminate enough of it, uric acid levels can become too high—a condition ...

The patient was intolerant to allopurinol and had mild renal insufficiency attributed to uric-acid nephrolithiasis ... negatively birefringent monosodium urate (MSU) crystals by COMPENSATED ...

In other cases, the body produces too much uric acid. Over time, this extra acid can form into tiny sharp crystals, which collect around your joints. A gout attack strikes when your body's immune ...

Gout is a form of arthritis caused by a buildup of uric acid crystals in a joint. It causes sudden attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and stiffness, usually in one joint, especially the big toe. Gout ...

Among patients with gout in the US, Black individuals and those living in the South were associated with reduced adherence to allopurinol.