urate nephropathy

urate nephropathy
uric acid nephropathy any of a group of kidney diseases occurring in patients with hyperuricemia, including an acute form (see acute urate n.), a chronic form (see gouty n.), and nephrolithiasis with formation of uric acid calculi.

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