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Husband age 30 got 2nd gout attack within 2 months,his uric acid was fine before and after attack what could be the underlying reason for reoccurring

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See details: Gouty attacks are more frequent in diabetes. If you husband's serum uric acid is above 6 mg/dl it is high.

Answered 6/10/2015

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