La gota como trastorno metabólico del catabolismo de las purinas

Abstract

The catabolism of purines contributes uric acid to the body, its overproduction generates hyperuricemia, which is very common in the adult population, this condition can produce the disease known as gout or gouty arthritis which has as its main characteristic the accumulation of monosodium urate crystals in the joints. The present document aims to analyze the catabolism of purines for the compression of gout as a pathology, through an exhaustive research of the symptomatology of a clinical case, allowing the establishment of a diagnosis and treatment of this disease. For the development of this research work a descriptive study of bibliographical character was carried out based on a meticulous search and revision of scientific articles of high impact magazines that contribute a theoretical base for the fulfillment of the indicated objective. It was possible to point out that the symptoms that the patient presents in the clinical case are consistent with an attack of acute gout and that the tests that were performed were correct, in addition to the fact that it was possible to analyze the catabolism of purines and understand how the treatment based on this process is effective for gout.