Familial gout and nephropathy in a young woman. Report of one case
Badilla, A.; Rojas, C.
Revista Medica de Chile 129(6): 666-670
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 11510209 Document Number: 529071
We report a 29 years old woman with a chronic tophaceous gout, whose disease started at the age of 18. On clinical examination, the blood pressure was elevated. The laboratory assessment showed a serum uric acid of 15 mg/dl, a urinary uric acid of 155 mg/24 h, a creatinine clearance of 59 ml/min/1.73 m2 and a uric acid excretion fraction off 1.3% (normal 7 to 12%). The clinical and laboratory features of this patient suggest the diagnosis of a familial juvenile gouty nephropathy.