Individuals with chronic gout are also at an increased risk for developing kidney stones made of uric acid, as well as urate nephropathy, which is when urate crystals deposit in the interstitium of the kidney.

慢性痛风的病人罹患尿酸性肾结石以及尿酸性肾病的风险也会升高；尿酸性肾病中，尿酸结晶沉积于肾脏间质。