Figure 6From: Animal model of acute gout reproduces the inflammatory and ultrasonographic joint changes of human gout Histopathological analysis of rabbit knee joint injected with monosodium urate (MSU), allopurinol and control groups. Hypertrophy, inflammatory cell infiltration and MSU crystal aggregates (arrows) were present in the synovium starting from day 1. No cartilage abnormalities were observed at any time points.Back to article page