The buildup of uric acid in your joints can lead to swollen growths under your skin called tophi. If left untreated, tophi can lead to loss of motion in your joints and other complications. A tophus ...

Background: The prevalence of gout is increasing, and most research on the associated burden has focused on serum urate (sUA) levels. The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi ...

Pegloticase quickly resolved tophi among patients with gout who responded to the treatment, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy. “Pegloticase is a recombinant mammalian uricase ...

Gout is a painful form of arthritis that occurs when too much uric acid builds up in the body. Uric acid is a normal waste product in the blood that comes from the breakdown of certain foods. Having ...

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Researchers using ultrasound were able to detect bone erosions in 44% of patients with gout, with 78.4% of erosions occurring at the first metatarsophalangeal joints, according to data published in ...

Many people who experience one gout attack never have a second attack. Others develop chronic gout or repeated attacks that happen more often over time. Chronic gout can lead to more severe problems, ...

Bone erosions, which are associated with long-term damage and disability, are common in patients with gout and have been linked with specific clinical and ultrasound-detected factors, Chinese ...

This study demonstrates that gout patients from the US and three EU countries suffer from significantly decreased HRQOL, with the average patient suffering decreased mental as well as physical ...