Secondary gout

Frequent urination, secondary gout (severe pain in feet, knees, elbows). 

Secondary gout is a result of hyperuricemia attributable to several identifiable causes. Renal retention of uric acid may occur in acute or chronic kidney disease of any type or as a consequence of administration of drugs diuretics, in particular, are implicated in the latter instance. Organic acidemia caused by increased acetoacetic acid in diabetic ketoacidosis or by lactic acidosis may interfere with tubular secretion of urate. Increased nucleic acid turnover and a consequent increase in catabolism of purines may be encountered in rapid proliferation of tumor cells and in massive destruction of tumor cells on therapy with certain chemotherapeutic agents. 

Secondary gout develops as a complication of hyperuricemia caused by another disorder (e.g., leukemia, chronic nephritis, polycythemia). This type of hyperuricemia usually is associated with abnormally rapid turnover of nucleic acids. The rare cases of gout in adolescents and children are usually of this type. 

Yl. Yu, T. F., Secondary gout associated with myeloproliferative diseases. Arthritis Rheumat. 8, 765-771 (1965). 

Gout is a metabolic disease characterized by recurrent episodes of acute arthritis, usually monoarticular, and is associated with abnormal levels of uric acid in the body, particularly the presence of monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid. Primary gout is a hereditary disease in which hyperuricemia is caused by an error in uric acid metabolism—either overproduction or an inability to excrete uric acid. Secondary gout refers to those cases in which hyperuricemia is caused by an acquired disease or disorder, such as chronic renal disease, lead poisoning, or myeloproliferative disorders. Gout generally occurs in... 

Allopurinol is indicated for the treatment of primary and secondary gout, for malignancies such as leukemia and lymphoma, and for the treatment of patients with recurrent calcium oxalate calculi. 

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It is indicated in primary hyperuricaemia of gout, secondary hyperuricaemia due to myeloid metaplasia, radiation, cancer chemotherapy, thiazide diuretics. 

The primary, inherited form of gout is sometimes referred to as idiopathic while that form which can be brought on by other disorders such as leukemia or from drug treatment are called secondary. 

Allopurinol is used not only in treating the hyperuricemia associated with gout, but also in the secondary hyperuricemia associated with the use of antineoplastic agents. However, allopurinol may interfere with the metabolism of antineoplastic agents such as azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine. 

Therapeutic uses Allopurinol is effective in the treatment of primary hyperuricemia of gout and hyperuricemia secondary to other conditions, such as that associated with certain malignancies (those in which large amounts of purines are produced) or in renal disease. 

Gout is a syndrome caused by an inflammatory response to the formation of monosodium urate crystals which develop secondary to hyperuricaemia (Johnstone, 2005). 

Altered surfaces have been inferred from solution chemistry measurements (e.g., Chou and Wollast, 1984, 1985) and from spectroscopic measurements of altered surfaces, using such techniques as secondary ion mass spectrometry (for altered layers that are several tens of nm thick (e.g., Schweda et al, 1997), Auger electron spectroscopy (layers <10 nm thick (e.g., Hochella, 1988), XPS (layers <10 nm thick (e.g., Hochella, 1988 Muir et al, 1990), transmission electron microscopy (TEM, e.g., Casey et al, 1989b), Raman spectroscopy (e.g.. Gout et al, 1997), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (e.g., Hamilton et al, 2001), in situ high-resolution X-ray reflectivity (Farquhar et al, 1999b Fenter et al, 2003), nuclear magnetic resonance (Tsomaia et al, 2003), and other spectroscopies (e.g., Hellmann et al, 1997). 

Allopurinol (4-hydroxypyrazolo [3, 4-d] pyrimidine) is an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase that was successfully introduced in the treatment of primary gout about 45 years ago [171]. Allopurinol continues to be accepted as standard therapy in the treatment of primary and secondary hyperuricemia. Adverse reactions occur in about 10% of patients treated with allopurinol and are relatively mild and self-limited [171,172]. A mild maculopapular eruption or gastrointestinal disorders are usually noted, which promptly regress with cessation of therapy. Isolated instances of allopecia [173], bone marrow depression [174], ocular lesions [175], acute cholangitis [176], various types of hepatic injuries [177,178] temporal arthritis [179], and xanthine stones [180] have been reported. Recently, LaRosa et al [180a] have reported a case of xanthine nephropathy during treatment of childhood T-cell ALL. 

Measurement of plasma uric acid is predominantly used in the investigation of gout, either as a result of a primary hyperuricemia or caused by other conditions or treatments that give rise to secondary hyperuricemias. It is also used in the diagnosis and monitoring of pregnancy-induced hypertension (preeclamptic toxemia). 

Normal or abnormal GFR with or without documented renal structural abnormalities presence of urinary albumin or protein and pathologic assessment of kidney tissue. Endocrine Increased sensitivity to insulin, secondary hyperparathyroidism, decreased vitamin D activation, 2-microglobulin deposition, and gout. 

Figure 19.1. Alternative processes for formation of urinary tract solids. (A) Direct formation of solids composed of chronically administered parent chemical or metabolite(s). (B) Indirect formation of urinary tract solids composed of chemicals normally present in the urine. Formation occurs because of significant alterations in urine composition secondary to altered urinary physiology, alteration of normal intermediary metabohsm, or secondary to an inherited metabolic disorder (e.g., gout, oxalosis) or surgical procedure (e.g., porta caval shunt).

Secondary (or acquired) gout is caused by seemingly unrelated disorders. These conditions may cause hyperuricemia by either overproduction of uric acid or its undersecretion by the kidneys. For example, leukemia patients overproduce uric acid either because of massive cell destruction or the chemotherapy treatment required to destroy the cancerous cells. Hyperuricemia also results when certain drugs interfere with the renal secretion of uric acid into the urine. Patients with lead poisoning are also likely to develop gout because of renal damage. 

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