Background: Hyperuricemia is a common metabolic disease and has become a public health problem because of its increasing prevalence and association with comorbidities.
Shengzhao Zhang +10 more
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Prevalence and possible causes of hypouricemia at a tertiary care hospital [PDF]
Background/Aims: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and possible causes of hypouricemia in the Korean population and to compare our findings with published results of other populations.
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African American patients with gout: efficacy and safety of febuxostat vs allopurinol
Background African Americans are twice as likely as Caucasians to develop gout, but they are less likely to be treated with urate-lowering therapy (ULT).
Wells Alvin F +3 more
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Discordant American College of Physicians and international rheumatology guidelines for gout management: consensus statement of the Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN). [PDF]
In November 2016, the American College of Physicians (ACP) published a clinical practice guideline on the management of acute and recurrent gout. This guideline differs substantially from the latest guidelines generated by the American College of ...
A Chhana +72 more
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ABSTRACT Oral verruciform xanthoma (OVX) is a rare benign lesion of the oral mucosa that often mimics other oral diseases. We report three cases of OVX and describe their clinical and histopathological characteristics. All patients presented with asymptomatic, well‐demarcated verrucous lesions located on the attached gingiva. The patients ranged in age
Taku Kimura +5 more
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The efficacy and safety of febuxostat for urate lowering in gout patients ≥65 years of age
Background The incidence of gout rises with increasing age. Management of elderly (≥65 years) gout patients can be challenging due to high rates of comorbidities, such as renal impairment and cardiovascular disease, and concomitant medication use ...
Jackson Robert L +2 more
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Revisiting the Ethics of Urate‐Lowering Therapy Clinical Trials for Gout Management
Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Lisa K. Stamp, Dien Ho, Nicola Dalbeth
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Pleiotrophin-induced endothelial cell migration is regulated by xanthine oxidase-mediated generation of reactive oxygen species [PDF]
Pleiotrophin (PTN) is a heparin-binding growth factor that induces cell migration through binding to its receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase beta/zeta (RPTPβ/ζ) and integrin alpha v beta 3 (ανβ3).
Abdulnour +57 more
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Gout - a guide for the general and acute physicians. [PDF]
Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis and affects 2.5% of the general population in the UK. It is also the only arthritis that has the potential to be cured with safe, inexpensive and well tolerated urate-lowering treatments, which reduce ...
Abhishek, A, Doherty, M, Roddy, E
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Long‐Term Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study From the Veterans Health Administration
Objective Though used frequently to treat flare, risk of long‐term opioid exposure in gout has not been well defined. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that people with gout are more likely than individuals without gout to be prescribed long‐term opioids over time.
Lindsay N. Helget +7 more
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