Performance of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for Gout in Korean Patients with Acute Arthritis.
In Ah ChoiJi Hyoun KimYun Jong LeeEun Ha KangYou Jung HaTae-Jong KimJeong Seok LeeEunyoung Emily LeeJin-Kyun ParkEun Young LeeEun Bong LeeYeong-Wook SongPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2019)
In Korean patients with acute arthritis, the ACR/EULAR classification criteria outperformed other sets of gout classification criteria even in the absence of information regarding the presence of MSU crystals. However, to enhance diagnostic sensitivity, synovial fluid analysis should be considered in patients with the first episode of acute arthritis.