In a patient with gouty ahritis, synol fluid aspiration will show:: (A) Monosodium Urate crystals, (B) Calcium Pyrophosphate crystals, (C) Mononuclear Leucocytosis, (D) Polymorphonuclear Leukocytosis
Answer is A. Demonstration of intracellular Monosodium Urate Crystals (MSU) in synol fluid from affected joint is diagnostic of gout. Ref: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, Page 2046; Current Rheumatology Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition, Page 467