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Research on Diet & Gout

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According to research from Yokose et al. presented at ACR Convergence 2021, regardless of genetic predisposition, diet influences a person’s risk of developing gout.1 Several recent analyses of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study report a disproportionate worsening of gout burden among women, suggesting intensive dietary measures for gout prevention are indicated, especially in…

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Study: Pegloticase & Methotrexate Co-Treatment Helps Uncontrolled Gout

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A larger proportion of patients with gout had a therapeutic response at six months when treated with methotrexate and pegloticase than with pegloticase alone, according to results from the multi-center, open-label MIRROR (metho­trexate to increase response rates in patients with uncontrolled gout receiving KRYSTEXXA) study, recently published in the Journal of Rheumatology.1 The MIRROR study…

Gout, Imaging & Cardiovascular Disease: 2 Experts Discuss Challenging Patients & Advanced Imaging

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Experts compare using ultrasound and dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) scan when diagnosing likely gout patients, and discuss the latest insights into the intersection between gout and cardiovascular disease.

Updates on ACR Gout Guideline, FDA’s Febuxostat Warning & Pegloticase Therapy

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A presentation at ACR Convergence 2021 discussed the 2020 ACR Guideline for the Management of Gout, the latest information on the risk of cardiovascular death associated with febuxostat and the use of pegloticase for patients with gout.

Gout FocusRheum expanded abstract sample

Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis, affecting ~9.2 million adults (3.9%) in the U.S. The good news: The etiology of gout is well understood, and effective, inexpensive medications exist to treat it. However, gaps in quality of care persist. Below, explore selected content from The Rheumatologist’s collection of research reviews, case reports and…

Case Report: Does a Young Woman with Gitelman Syndrome Have Gout?

Rebecca Lindsey Weiner, DO, & Ann K. Rosenthal, MD, FACP  |  

Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis in adults, and it typically occurs in men over the age of 50. When gout presents in younger patients or in women, this should warrant consideration of secondary causes. We describe an unusual genetic cause of tophaceous gout in a young, premenopausal woman. Case Report In…