Dr. Hossam Mowafi, Professor of Critical Cases at the Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy, warned against complacency with gout, stressing that leaving it without treatment may pose a great danger to an important vital organ in the body.
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Muwafi said during his program “My Lord, Increase Me in Knowledge”, broadcast on Sada Al-Balad channel, that the organ he is referring to is the kidney, explaining that gout may negatively affect its vital functions.
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The professor of critical care medicine added that the persistence of high levels of uric acid in the blood, which causes gout, may lead to renal failure.
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He explained that the deficiency of kidney function in a gout patient may develop into kidney failure, if he does not quickly control uric acid levels with medications and a healthy diet.
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