Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and occurs when hyperuricaemia, sustained
elevation of serum urate levels resulting in supersaturation of body tissues with urate, leads …

Background Hyperuricemia refers to a metabolic disorder associated with high serum uric
acid levels and is regarded as a major risk factor not only for the development of gout but …

Objective To assess cause-specific incidence and its trend of musculoskeletal (MSK)
disorders at global, regional and national levels. Methods Data on MSK disorders were …

Objectives The burden of gout has been increasing globally. However, little is known about
the global, regional and national distribution and time trend of this disease. We present a …

Abstract Background and Objetives Hyperuricemia (HUA) and gout seriously influence
patients' quality of life. The current study was performed to investigate the prevalence of …

Purpose of review We aim to provide a comprehensive review of the available literature to
inform dietary recommendations for patients with gout and hyperuricemia that have the …

Background: Two recent randomized clinical trials of escalating doses of allopurinol for the
progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) reported no benefits but potentially increased …

Objective This study aimed to develop (1) a new ultrasound definition for aggregates and (2)
a semi-quantitative ultrasound scoring system (0–3) for tophus, double contour and …

Background Gout, an inflammatory condition, is characterized by the precipitation of
monosodium urate crystals (MSU) in or around distal joints. The latter is caused by chronic …

Objective To determine the incidence and prevalence of gout in the general population and
the utilisation of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) among patients with gout in Hong Kong …