Monosodium urate crystals dissolve and are eliminated from joints and soft tissues as serum uric acid levels drop below its saturating point (400 μmol/l). Time to crystal clearance relates to ...

After years of having gout, tophi (lumps of uric acid) can form beneath the skin ... between the back of the heel bone and the Achilles tendon becomes inflamed. This can cause pain, swelling ...

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2007;57(5):816-821. High uric acid levels in the blood are a precursor of gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men. It is believed that coffee ...