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 ...

The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi and frequency of acute gout attacks on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), productivity, and healthcare resource utilization.

Left untreated, gout in the elbow can lead to permanent joint damage and tophi—painful bumps where uric acid crystals have ...

Methods 30 patients with gout with (19 or 63.3%) or without (11 or 36.7%) previous arthritis of the wrist or hand were studied. Diagnosis was made on the basis of the ACR preliminary criteria (all ...

1 Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Department of Rheumatology, Guangzhou, China 2 Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Department of Clinical Nutrition, ...