No. NICE notes that many people with hyperuricaemia do not have gout. Gout is the clinical disease caused by urate crystal deposition and inflammation; a blood result alone does not diagnose every case.
No. NICE notes that many people with hyperuricaemia do not have gout. Gout is the clinical disease caused by urate crystal deposition and inflammation; a blood result alone does not diagnose every case.
No. NICE notes that many people with hyperuricaemia do not have gout. Gout is the clinical disease caused by urate crystal deposition and inflammation; a blood result alone does not diagnose every case.
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