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Gout iscaused by too much uric acid build up in the blood stream in most cases it is first noticed in the joint of the big toe. The accumulation of uric acid in the blood can bring about a situation where it begins to crystallize int fine sharp crystals that can find their way into the synovial fluid of joints (especially the peripheral joints such as the feed and hands where the blood is coolest. they can also collect in places like the ears and other skin extremity's in the form described as tophy looking like lumps under the skin. The pain can be accompanied by inflammation swelling, redness and stiffness malformation and eventual destruction of joint in joints.

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