... prevalence of gout in the USA ranges between 0.5–2.8% in men and 0.1–0.6% in women [2]. The prevalence rises to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of 65 [4]. A two-fold increase in incidence of ... in any joint including the ankle, knee, hand, wrist, elbow,sacroiliac joint and other joints of the spine, howevermost commonly occurs in the lower extremity. In thiscase, although the patient ... attrib-uted in part to the continuous aging of the population aswell as the widespread use of diuretics for treatment of hypertension [4].Gout is a clinical syndrome caused by the deposition of monosodium...