Gout

Gout (also called gouty arthritis, Greek name: podagra, from pod - foot and agra - trap) is a form of arthritis caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints. It is an intensely painful disease, which in most cases affects only one joint (monoarthritis), most commonly the big toe.

Gout in fiction

In an episode of King of the Hill, Bobby Hill develops gout in the big toe as a result of eating chopped liver on a daily basis.

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King of the Hill - Bobby Hill

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In an episode of Lost In Space, Will Robinson encounters Hamish Rhu-Glamis, a Scotsman executed in 1497, but who was suffering gout at the time of his death. Will's mother Maureen attempts to treat the gout when Hamish is made living again by passage through a space warp.

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