Patients with tophi also had significantly greater impairment of work productivity and activity. Tophaceous gout was associated with greater absenteeism and overall work impairment than both the ...

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

These decrements in HRQOL vary across the spectrum of clinical phenotypes according to the presence and frequency of gout symptoms and signs. Patients with confirmed tophi and more frequent acute ...