Gout patients frequently have a number of comorbidities, including obesity, hypertension, high serum lipid and cholesterol levels, kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. [2,7,19–21] Due ...

Although these lesions are typically a late feature of gout, gouty tophi occasionally present early in the course of disease, either as the initial manifestation of gout or within a few years of first ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both excessive and long-term alcohol consumption, as well as any spirit consumption, predict the development of ...

Credit: Shutterstock. The investigational drug AR882 appeared more effective and safer than allopurinol monotherapy in a phase 2 trial. A novel selective URAT1 inhibitor, AR882, further reduces serum ...

Bone erosion in patients with gout and tophi was associated with tophi duration, drinking history, ulceration, and serum creatinine levels. Bone erosion in patients with gout and tophi was associated ...

The diagnosis of gout sets into motion an assessment and therapeutic program for comorbidities, plus an enduring treatment program for gout-flare treatment and prophylaxis and serum urate lowering.