Sara Thamer Hadi

Disease definition:

• It is a rheumatic disease resulting from the deposition of uric acid crystals in tissues and fluids inside the body (articular fluid), which affects the smooth movement of joints, and often affects the big toe, and gout is characterized by acute and sudden attacks of pain in the joints, with swelling, redness, joint irritation and inflammation. . Gout is also one of the most common types of arthritis that affects men, as the incidence of gout is higher than women even when they reach menopause.

• An increase in uric acid in the blood can be defined if the uric concentration exceeds 6.5 mg / deciliter (mcmol / L385).

• It is considered clinically significant if the concentration exceeds 6.8 mg/dL.

• Where the therapeutic goal is considered to be less than (6 mg/dL) 355 mcmol/L.

Types of gout:

1- Gouty arthritis. 2- Chronic gallstones. 3- Gout associated with lead poisoning.

Risk factors for gout:

• Obesity, being overweight, and high blood pressure are strong factors. • Excessive drinking of alcohol. • High levels of sugar Consumption of sweetened soft drinks. • High levels of fructose consumption. • High levels of m