Gout in a Negro woman.

Abstract

Gout in a Negro woman has not been previously reported. The supposed rarity of gout in the Negro race and the variously reported low incidence of gout among women make such a combination unique. REPORT OF A CASE A 50-year-old Negro woman was admitted to the Cook County Hospital on June 30, 1952, with a complaint of joint pains of seven years' duration. The initial episode of pain occurred in the right big toe and was present for one week. This pain disappeared completely for approximately one year, following which the left big toe, both knees, elbows, hands, and wrists were involved, in the order named. The episodes of joint pains became progressively more frequent and had a duration of approximately 10 days, during which time the pain was severest in the evening. Slight relief of pain was obtained with the use of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). During the acute episodes