Frequency of Allopurinol Dose Reduction in Hospitalized Patients With Gout Flares.

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2020)

The risk of subsequent flares after the initial diagnosis of gout remains high, according to the recent study, "Changes in the Presentation of Incident Gout and the Risk of Subsequent Flares: A Population-based Study Over 20 Years" by Elfishawi, et al 1 This study found 60% of the patients have at least 1 subsequent flare episode within 5 years of their initial gout diagnosis.

Keyphrases

uric acid
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
type diabetes
patient reported
peritoneal dialysis