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Gout - Symptoms,Cure and Prevention
Although gout is probably inborn , the initial attack of acute joint inflammation , or gouty arthritis , usually does not appear until middle age .
Any peripheral joint may be affected , but , for some reason , the joint at the base of the big toe is especially susceptible .
Attacks may come and go without apparent reason , but there are a number of precipitating factors , including acute infection , emotional upset , diuresis , surgery , trauma , and the administration of certain drugs .
The classic treatment for an acute attack of gouty arthritis is the administration of colchicine .Gout is one of the oldest diseases in medical literature , as colchicine is one of the oldest drugs in therapeutics . Nor is the condition uncommon ; it accounts for at least 5 percent of all significant problems in the field of systemic arthritis .
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