Editing Hyperuricemia (section)

==Signs and symptoms==
Unless high blood levels of uric acid are determined in a [[Medical laboratory|clinical laboratory]], hyperuricemia may not cause noticeable symptoms in most people.<ref name=asc/> Development of [[gout]] {{ndash}} which is a painful, short-term disorder {{ndash}} is the most common consequence of hyperuricemia, which causes deposition of uric acid crystals usually in joints of the extremities, but may also induce formation of [[kidney stone]]s, another painful disorder.<ref name="clev">{{cite web |title=High uric acid level |url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/17808-high-uric-acid-level |publisher=Cleveland Clinic |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=15 May 2018}}</ref> Gout symptoms are typically [[inflammation]], swelling and redness of a joint, such as a toe or knee, accompanied by intense pain.<ref name="asc">{{cite web |title=Gout |url=https://arthritis.ca/about-arthritis/arthritis-types-(a-z)/types/gout |publisher=Arthritis Society of Canada |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=2022}}</ref> Not all people with hyperuricemia develop gout.<ref name=asc/>