Gout crystals may form when there is too much uric acid in your bloodstream. Here’s information about gout crystals and how to stop them.

Gout and pseudogout have similar symptoms, but very different causes and treatment. We’ll tell you about the similarities and differences when it comes to pseudogout vs gout.

Gout was called “king’s disease” because it mostly hit wealthier men who ate and drank a lot. But anyone can get it. Learn about symptoms and treatments.

To prevent future pseudogout attacks, your healthcare provider can prescribe low-dose Colcrys (colchicine), which has been found to block crystal formation linked to pseudogout and gout.

Pseudogout Pseudogout is a type of arthritis that causes pain, redness, heat, and swelling in many joints, symptoms that resemble those of gout. Unlike gout, though, the symptoms of pseudogout are ...

Is pseudogout the same as gout? Pseudogout is so named because of its clinical similarity to gout. However, pseudogout is caused by a different kind of crystal called calcium pyrophosphate crystals.

As the name suggests, pseudogout can cause symptoms similar to those of gout. Gout is caused when another type of crystal, uric acid, accumulates in a joint.

Like gout, it can cause sudden pain and swelling or flares. Pseudogout gets its name because it can look like gout but isn't related to crystals from high urate levels.

In both pseudogout and gout, the accumulation of crystals within a joint produces an acute inflammation and arthritis. The two disorders, however, differ in a number of important ways.

In gout, uric acid crystals infiltrate joints. In pseudogout, crystals of calcium pyrophosphate diffuse into a joint or joints, and pile up in the cartilage around joints.

Pseudogout earned its name by having symptoms so similar to true gout that it was often mistaken for it. In gout, uric acid crystals penetrate joints and cause them to throb and swell.

Gout often affects the big toe first, along with the elbow, wrist, and finger joints. Pseudogout, on the other hand, generally affects larger joints such as the knee or wrist.