For my chemistry class, I'm writing a presentation about gout, possibly one of the most grotesque diseases related to crystals in the body. I'll explain how one gets gout. The body naturally contains a compound called uric acid, which is a waste product. People have a normal range of uric acid in their blood. If people have too high of a range of uric acid, the excess uric acid builds up on your joints and tendons in the form of crystal deposits. These bulging crystal deposits are called "tophi" and are the bumps pictured here. Many people have gout! Almost 5.1 million Americans suffer from "acute gouty attacks." Many famous people are also gout sufferers, including.....JARED LETO, who is grotesque in his singular way.
here's some gout:
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