Tophaceous gout is a severe form of gout. It results when uric acid crystals form, leading to growths called tophi around the ...

Diagnosis Tophaceous gout associated with urate nephropathy in a patient intolerant to allopurinol. Management Acute polyarthritis was successfully managed by intravenous bolus methylprednisolone ...

Finally, chronic tophaceous gout is the disease’s most severe and advanced phase, characterized by the formation of tophi, ...

Once the patients reach the chronic tophaceous gout phase, we now see kidney complications. That’s when we see repetitive consultations… and more frequent arthritis attacks,” Perez said.

WHEN the issue of rheumatology is discussed among Filipinos, their most common perception is that it is a problem related to the body’s numerous joints, that there is a problem of mobility when one is ...

Management of a patient allergic to allopurinol can be considered a therapeutic challenge. This article highlights the diversity of medications that can be used to manage hyperuricemia during this ...