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Last Update: 10/21/2024 10:30 AM
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Gout: Clinical Features
- Initially presents as acute arthritis with sudden-onset, excruciating joint pain, localized hyperemia and warmth, and, occasionally, mild fever
- Most first attacks are {{c1::monoarticular}}, and 50% occur in the {{c2::1st MTP}} joint of the {{c3::big toe}}
- Untreated, acute gouty arthritis may last for hours to weeks, but gradually there is complete resolution followed by a symptom-free interval, known as the intercritical period
- In the absence of appropriate therapy, the attacks recur at shorter intervals and frequently become polyarticular
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