Background Although typically a late feature of gout, tophi may present early in the course of disease. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the presence of early ...

Treatment can help reduce symptoms and prevent future attacks, chronic gout, and tophi. Surgery is rarely needed to treat gout in the thumb, but it may be needed if joint damage related to tophi ...

If gout tophi are severe and unresponsive to medical treatment, surgery may be necessary to remove the damaged tissue in the affected joints (debridement) and free up the finger tendons to improve ...

MDedge News, December 15, 2022 ACR 2022 Intensive Gout Treatment Meets Urate Goal, Lowers Tophi Burden The second randomized trial of therapy to intensively lower urate for patients with gout ...