Chronic gout leads to deposion of urates into a chalky mass known as a "tophus". 慢性痛风导致尿酸盐沉积为似白垩的物质,即痛风石。
Pseudogout is sometimes confused with gout because the symptoms are similar; however, it is caused by calcium phosphate, not uric acid. 由于假痛风的症状与痛风相似,故有时会混淆,不过,假痛风是由磷酸钙引起,而非尿酸。
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints