Gout is a chronic, progressive disease that is managed most effectively when the patient's serum urate level is reduced to lower than 6 mg/dL by early therapeutic intervention.
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Acute gout flares are associated with severe foot pain, impairment, and disability. These symptoms improve after treatment but do not normalize entirely.
Early and accurate gout diagnosis and disease management are essential. Making the clinical diagnosis takes into consideration the differential diagnosis supported by the use of clinical, serological, and diagnostic studies.
The results of gout studies reported at the 2011 Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism revealed the true burden of the disease and highlighted promising new treatments.
Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis. Arthrocentesis and identification of negatively birefringent monosodium urate crystals from aspirate is the gold standard for diagnosis.
Acute gout flares are associated with severe foot pain, impairment, and disability. These symptoms improve after treatment but do not normalize entirely. More »
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