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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

The nature and treatment of gout and rheumatic gout.

Publication Details

London: Walton & Maberly, 1859 CE.

Garrod was the leading authority of his time on gout, which he separated from other forms of arthritis by his discovery of excess of uric acid in the blood of gouty sufferers. He gave to rheumatoid arthritis its present name.

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Entry Number#4497
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/95
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-nature-and-treatment-of-gout-and-rheumatic-gout

Geographic Context

Publication place: London