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Gout:
Is a disease characterized by high level of uric acid which deposited in solid form in the joins
causing arthritis.
Figure 59: Gout
High blood uric acid occurs in:
• Gout
• Renal failure (due to decreased excretion in urine)
• Leukemia (increased turnover of cells)
• Alcoholism
• Toxemia of pregnancy.
• Diabetes Mellitus.
• Starvation.
• Drugs like diuretics.
Low blood uric acid occurs in:
• Liver diseases (cirrhosis)
• Renal disease that decrease renal tubular re-absorption
Proteinuria: is the hallmark sign of glomerular disease
