GOUT IN A NEGRO WOMAN

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Abstract
Gout is a disease rarely seen in women; about 98% of all cases are in men. It is said to occur infrequently in Negroes, but cases appear especially in clinics where a large number of Negroes are in attendance. It was never reported as appearing in a Negro woman until 1953. This case meets the criteria for gout particularly for clinical signs, hyperuricemia, and identification of uric acid tophi. The case being presented here is that of a Negro woman who has had gout over a period of six years. REPORT OF A CASE On May 27, 1952, at the age of 60 a Negro woman was admitted to Bellevue Hospital complaining of painful swelling of the left ankle and left great toe for two weeks and painful swelling of the right ankle and right great toe for four days. She added that at one time white cheesy material ("worms")

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