Gout: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prevention Gout: what is it? : Gout is a disorder of purine metabolism characterized by deposition of uric acid crystal in joints and periarticular tissue. Gout is one of the 3 crystal deposition disorders. Other crystal deposition disorders are ‘pseudo gout’ and ‘calcium hydroxyapatite deposition disorder’. Types of gout: Gout … [Read more...] about Gout: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prevention