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.
Causes of neutropenia. The following factors related to cancer and cancer treatment can cause a low level of neutrophils: 1  Some types of chemotherapy. 2  Cancers that affect the bone marrow directly, such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.