Gout, The: A Medical Microcosm In A Changing World

The Gout has always been a complex metaphor, positively conjuring up success and wealth but negatively implying overindulgence and waste. Regardless of its slant, the metaphor always comes first; the condition plays second fiddle. Scientific advancements over some three hundred and fifty years have eventually condensed the broad concept of 'the Gout' into a well-understood disease. The book traces how this process enabled an eventual transition from ineffective to effective therapies, addresses