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urate crystal

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urate crystal
A needle-shaped water-soluble crystal of precipitated uric acid, which measures 2–8 µm long, present in macrophages or freely floating in synovial fluid in Pts with gout. See Gout.
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Commenting on how the vitamin may be protecting against gout, the researchers noted that vitamin C may reduce levels of uric acid in the blood thereby preventing the formation of the urate crystal.
Vitamin C decreases risk of gout in men by Hunter, Kim / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
Gout related arthritis is a joint condition associated with the accumulation of urate crystals in the joints.
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MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE GOUT The finding of intracellular monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid is diagnostic of gout.
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