Gout is a very common cause of tremendous acute pain and ill health. It is uncommon in young women (but may present as chronic arthritis in elderly women) and more common in blacks than Caucasians. It is, however, rarely fatal.
Gout is from the Greek work ‘gutta’ which means ‘drop of evil humor’. It causes arthritis, soft tissue mass, and kidney disease (from renal stones/failure). Continue reading Gout