Certain skin problems can indicate disease. During a gout flare-up, the skin over the ankle joint area is often a bright red.

To further explore the consequences of IL-1 blockade, the investigators developed a new acute gout model by use of intra-articular injection of MSU crystals into the ankle joint of mice.

Gary Ho, the co-founder of the Gout ... ankle. "But I don't remember doing anything," he said. His father encouraged him to see a doctor; after all, gout, a metabolic disease that affects the ...

Discover the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for gout—a painful form of arthritis predominantly affecting men.