The present study quantifies the impact of the presence of tophi and frequency of acute gout attacks on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), productivity, and healthcare resource utilization.

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

Monosodium urate crystals dissolve and are eliminated from joints ... disease cure – and might be appropriate in the general gouty population but most especially in selected patients such ...

and chronic gouty arthritis with multiple gouty tophi. He had also had hyperuricemia for many years, with uric acid concentrations of up to 9.8 mg/dl. Initial treatment with febuxostat 80 mg bid ...