- See:
Hyperuricemia:
- Differential:
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
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Infection:
- w/ rapid destruction of gouty joint (by intraarticular infection), crystalline deposits may be released into synovial fluid, leading to confusion;
- note that indomethacin can quell the clinical symptoms of early septic arthritis (just as it will w/ gout), and therefore, NSAIDs should
not be used to differentiate between gout and infection;
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Pseudogout
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Rheumatic fever
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Hyperparathyroidism
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Bone Tumor
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Diabetic Ischemia
- Secondary Gout:
- Myeloroliferative disorders (polycythemia, AGL, CGL)
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Multiple Myeloma;
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Sickle Cell;
- Prolonged use of Diuretics;
