summary gout is a common painful form of arthritis it causes swollen red hot and stiff joints gout happens when uric acid builds up in your body uric acid comes from the breakdown of substances called purines purines are in your body s tissues and in foods such as liver dried beans and peas and anchovies
Systemic diseases that affect the kidneys are called secondary causes of nephrotic syndrome. More than 50 percent of nephrotic syndrome cases in adults have secondary causes, with diabetes being the most common.1.
Secondary disorders happen when an outside source, such as a toxic chemical or infection, attacks your body. Severe burns and radiation also can cause secondary disorders. Secondary disorders include: 1  AIDS. 2  cancers of the immune system, such as leukemia. 3  immune-complex diseases, such as viral hepatitis. 4  multiple myeloma (a cancer of the plasma cells, which produce antibodies).