Studies on the mechanism of ethambutol-i
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Arnold E. Postlethwaite; Dr. William N. Kelley
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Article
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1972
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The effect of ethambutol on uric acid metabolism was assessed in 14 patients, 8 with gout and 6 with tuberculosis. This antituberculous agent produces hyperuricemia by decreasing the renal clearance of uric acid. Although the exact mechanism responsible for this effect of ethambutol remains undefine