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Ep 108 Gout: Toetally fascinating

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Pathogenesis of Gout

Gout is an inflammatory process that's driving the pain and the swelling. If you have severe inflammation, you're going to feel that in other parts of your body besides just that one joint where those crystals are. It can cause a polyarticular, so many joints flare. And especially if you're seeing it in a lot of joints, then what you might see are a lot more systemic inflammatory symptoms. Things like fevers, chills, overall malaise and just feeling really crappy.

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