The onset of a gout attack. Caricature. 1815 / Alamy
Medical historian and researcher at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ekaterina Rybakova tells the story of how ancient Greek, Arab, and Chinese physicians treated gout and explains why this disease afflicted the wealthy.
The Etiology of Gout
Thomas Rowlandson. Acute pain. 1800 / Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Four types of human character according to the theory of humors. Engraving of the 16th century / Wikimedia Commons
The structure of internal organs according to Avicenna. Medieval miniature from the "Canon of medicine" / Wikimedia Commons
Uric acid crystals under a microscope. 19th century drawing / Getty
"Urodonal" advertisement. 1915 / (Photo by: SeM/Universal Images Group via Getty Images