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Gout Disease. Its Natural History Based on 1,000 Observations

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Gout disease is the most frequent articular metabolic process. When diagnosed it can be corrected by controlling either the hyperuricemia (1) or the articular inflammation (2). This permits an exact control, the earlier clinical complications and poor prognosis having dramatically improved in the last few years.

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  1. Unidad Metabólica, Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Universidad Autónoma, Av. Reyes Católicos, 2, Madrid-3, Spain

    A. Rapado & J. M. Castrillo

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Rapado, A., Castrillo, J.M. (1977). Gout Disease. Its Natural History Based on 1,000 Observations. In: Müller, M.M., Kaiser, E., Seegmiller, J.E. (eds) Purine Metabolism in Man—II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 76B. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3285-5_32

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