In elderly patients with polyarthritis, the differential diagnosis must include autoimmune diseases, crystal deposition diseases or an infection associated conditions. A clinical suspicion of gout should be confirmed by uric acid crystals detection in the ...
Light and Shadow of Hyperuricemia – Neuroprotection, Comorbidities and Therapeutic StrategiesAbstract. Hyperuricemia can lead to gout but also favor the appearance of comorbidities like hypertension, kidney insufficiency, ...
CME: Gout Ulcer: An Underrecognized Cause of Leg Ulcer and Its Most Common Differential DiagnosisAbstract. In addition to the differential diagnosis of the leg ulcer, an entity hardly mentioned in the literature ...
Gout and Its Management in Clinical PracticeAbstract. Resolution of an acute attack is usually the prime objective in routine clinical management of gout. Crystal identification in synovial fluid by polarised ...