Puerperal Hyperuricaemia

Familial hyperuricaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia.

An association of gout with elevated levels of plasma lipids is well documented (Barlow, 1968; Berkowitz, 1964; Feldman and Wallace, 1964). Conversely, patients with primary hyperlipoproteinaemia often have a raised plasma urate (Harris-Jones, 1957) and occasionally develop secondary gout (Strejcek and Kucerova, 1969). The mechanism of this interrelationship is not known but, as there is also e...

Hyperuricaemia and gout.

Gout is increasing in prevalence throughout the world, particularly in developed countries. The causes are dietary--purine-rich foods, high saturated fats, fructose-containing drinks and alcohol. Gout is also drug-related and associated with increased obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Although very readily treated, there is evidence that physicians fail to optimi...

Hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular disease.

To the Editor—Li recently presented an article which briefly commented on the putative relationship between hyperuricaemia and metabolic syndrome and ischaemic heart disease in the Journal. This issue has long been debated since it is difficult to prove a direct causation in the presence of other confounders, such as hypertension and diabetes, as the author rightly stated. The results of an imp...

Puerperal Septicæmia

Dr. GkddES presents the above admirable thesis based upon the fact that puerperal fever occurs more frequently in the practice of medical practitioners in Great Britain than in the practice of certified midwives, and one must confess that he has proved his case in this book. Puerperal fever, unfortunately, does not seem to get any less in its incidence, and it would appear that while the majori...

Puerperal Fever