Urate Deposition in Man and its Clinical Consequences

Front Matter....Pages I-X
The Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism — 40 Years of Experience at the Poliklinik of the University of Munich....Pages 1-11
The Enigma of Urate Deposition....Pages 12-14
Precipitation and Deposition of Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystals in Tissues....Pages 15-23
Urate Depositions in Tissues....Pages 24-47
Questions and Comments Raised for Discussion....Pages 48-56
Urate and Uric Acid Crystal Reactions Within the Kidney — Clinical and Experimental Studies....Pages 57-64
Urate Deposition and Stone Formation in the Kidney in Renal Hypouricemia....Pages 65-77
Acute Renal Insufficiency: Which Mechanisms Are Involved?....Pages 78-81
Epidemiology of Hyperuricaemia....Pages 82-96
Pathogenesis of Monosodium Urate Crystal-Induced Inflammation....Pages 97-106
Crystal-Associated Inflammation: Some Mechanisms of Cellular Activation....Pages 107-109
The Course of Chronic Gout with Special Reference to Extra-articular Manifestations and Joints Not Affected by Acute Attacks....Pages 110-131
The Course of Chondrocalcinosis....Pages 132-140
Round Table Discussion....Pages 141-152
Back Matter....Pages 153-156