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 impairment of HRQOL in patients with gout increases with the presence of tophi and the frequency of flares, even after adjusting for covariates. Gout symptoms are also associated with greater ...

Tophi are firm, painless yellow lesions that form in and around the joints in people with advanced gout. They have a uric ...

A young adult patient with gout was incidentally found to have a large mass on the right lumbar spine and sacrum during an ...

He had been treated for several years with colchicine for gout. On entry he was semistuporous and had a left hemiplegia. There was a tophus on the left ear and 1.5-cm. bunion-like masses over the ...

The following is a summary of “Non-adherence to urate lowering therapy in gout after 5 years is related to poor ...

Untreated gout places a substantial burden on the global health system, as chronic gout causes tophi formation, chronic joint ...

Severe gout was defined by the presence of 5 or more tophi. The mechanisms of generalized neuropathy remain unclear and likely involve multiple factors. Patients with gout and neuropathic symptoms ...

crystals form and collect in your joints and cause gout. Uric acid buildup also can lead to disfiguring lumps called tophi that form around the affected joint. And if the crystals accumulate in ...

Gout affects around 9 million Americans, and around 50% of those with gout will have their first attacks begin in the big toe. The severity of gout will depend on the individual, but, on average ...

High uric acid can lead to various skin changes, from redness and dryness to nodules and discoloration. Proper management is ...

Some people who smoke may have a lower risk of gout, but nicotine isn’t necessarily the reason why. If your gout risk is reduced while smoking, it may have more to do with the complex ...