Gout and its relation to diseases of the liver and kidneys / by Robson Roose.

  • Roose, Robson, 1848-1905.
Date:
1887
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Credit: Gout and its relation to diseases of the liver and kidneys / by Robson Roose. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER II. SOURCES AND PLACES OF ORIGIN OF URIC ACID IN THE SYSTEM. Variations in quantity of Uric Acid under various circum- stances—In Disease—Influence of Acidity—Mode and Places of Origin of Uric Acid in the Economy—Two Theories: (i) Formation in the System, especially in the Liver ; (2) Formation in the Kidneys alone—Experiments ON Birds and Snakes—Conclusions to be arrived at—Dr. Parkhs’ Views—Dr. Latham’s Theory of Gout—Glycocine THE SOURCE OF UrIC AcID RELATION OF UrIC AciD TO Gout—Two Theories: (i) Retention of Uric Acid in the Blood as a Result of Defective Elimination by the Kidneys; (2) Uric Acid increased as a result of Sub-Oxidation or OTHERWISE—Consideration of first theory—Objections to IT. The account given in the previous chapter of the pathological appearances observed in gout clearly shows that the deposition of sodium urate in the cartilaginous structures of the joints is the fundamental fact upon which all theories as to the nature of the disease must be founded. The demonstration of an excess of uric acid in the blood constituted an impor- tant step towards the discovery of the cause of the