Background A 56-year-old white woman was referred to our institution with a 16-month history of severe, gouty, recurrent, acute polyarthritis involving the finger joints. She also had numerous small ...

Synovial fluid is examined as a matter of routine in evaluations of swollen joints. Microscopic examination is used to assess cellularity and the cell types present and to determine whether there are ...

Wilson's disease is an inborn error of copper metabolism caused by a mutation to the copper-transporting gene ATP7B Diagnosis of the condition is made primarily on ...

In this study, 2-month-old male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were used. The GA model was established by intra-articular injection of a solution containing 40 mg/mL MSU crystals and 0.1 mg/mL ...