gout
Physician-authored perspectives on gout, including its place in medical history and storytelling.
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The Disease of Kings, on an Island of Commoners
A rheumatologist reflects on gout in Key West, tracing uric acid, diet and the long medical history behind the disease of kings.
Rheumatology is the art of suspecting inflammation. Radiology is the art of waiting until it finally agrees to be seen.
Rheumatology diagnoses the argument. Radiology waits for the evidence to calcify.