Podagra

The language currently used to describe gout lacks standardization. The aim of this project was to develop a consensus statement… Expand

This invited paper provides a summary of a keynote lecture delivered at the 2011 Australasian Podiatry Conference. Gout is the… Expand

Hippocrates would not be surprised to read that persons with gout had higher mortality, and particularly cardiovascular-related… Expand

Objective: To develop evidence based recommendations for the diagnosis of gout. Methods: The multidisciplinary guideline… Expand

First identified by the Egyptians in 2640 BC, podagra (acute gout occurring in the first metatarsophalangeal joint) was later… Expand

Patients with gout tend to seek medical attention during gout attacks, at which point the standard diagnostic procedure is to… Expand

ACUTE GOUTY arthritis can rarely present with persistently normal serum urate levels. The following case illustrates the… Expand

1 The natural history of acute gouty arthritis was studied in 11 volunteers with podagra. 2 Two patients withdrew from the study… Expand

Recently, calcium oxalate crystals have been identified in the synovial fluid of patients with arthritis and end-stage renal… Expand

Precipitation of crystals from solution is a relatively simple phenomenon that should be explained by changes in concentration… Expand