In July, 2007, a 37-year-old woman, who worked at a law firm, presented with a 3-day history
of fever, headache, nausea, and confusion. She had previously been fit and well. Her …

SUMMARY we performed a prospective study of all hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of
Gout in Sarawak General hospital from 1st July 2011 to 1st July 2012. There were a total of …

The incidence of gout arthritis in patients with thalassemia and the association between
them was indefinite. We aimed to give epidemiological evidence regarding the association …

Sir, In a recent review, Suresh and Das 1 reviewed current advances in the management of
gout and highlighted fructose ingestion (in addition to alcohol and dietary purines) as an …

In September, 2000, a previously healthy 44-year-old woman was admitted with a large
haematoma of the right leg (figure A). Six weeks before admission she had noticed several …

The prevalence of gout in the US population is steadily increasing. Genome-wide research
has found several variants of DNA sequences that predispose patients to irregular uric acid …

The burden of gout is increasing worldwide. Although urate-lower ing drugs have been
available for more than half a century, the initiation and persistence of urate-lowering …

A 68-year-old man with a 10-year history of progressive IgG λ multiple myeloma and chronic
kidney disease presented with a 3-week history of a painful rash on both his soles and …

Unlike most mammals, human beings do not have the enzyme uricase that breaks down uric
acid to a water-soluble form that is easily excreted. Instead, uric acid is filtered and …

The management of gout can be subdivided into four phases. Asymptomatic hyperuricaemia
represents the basic underlying metabolic abnormality that can lead to gout. Studies are …