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A concise history of gout and hyperuricemia and their treatment
First identified by the Egyptians in 2640 BC, podagra (acute gout occurring in the first metatarsophalangeal joint) was later recognized by Hippocrates in the fifth century BC, who referred to it as 'the unwalkable disease'. The term is derived from the Latin word gutta (or 'drop'...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16820040 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar1906 |