Gout News

Healio Rheumatology has compiled a list of the top five stories in gout.

Among older adults with gout, treatment with allopurinol was linked with a reduced risk of renal disease compared with treatment using febuxostat, according to results of a recently published study.

Alcohol altered the risk for gout through glucose and apolipoprotein metabolism, according to a recently published study.

MADRID — Weight loss may benefit overweight or obese patients with gout, according to findings presented at the EULAR Annual Congress.

Sexual dysfunction and intimacy issues may rank high among the complaints reported by patients with rheumatic diseases, but these complaints often remain unaddressed in the clinical setting, for several reasons. Poor communication between physicians and patients is the most likely explanation, along with poor communication between patients and their partners. However, the reasons for this communication gap, which may range from stigma to time constraints in the clinic, are up for debate.

Lesinurad combination therapy with febuxostat had better ability to lower serum uric acid levels compared with febuxostat monotherapy and showed an acceptable safety profile in patients with tophaceous gout, according to a recently published analysis.

Men with gout have a significantly increased risk for erectile dysfunction, according to a recently published analysis from England.

Large amounts of monosodium urate crystals were found in the pelvis of patients with axial spondyloarthritis, according to a recently published analysis.

The British Society for Rheumatology has updated its guideline for the management of gout and has recommended that urate-lowering drugs be offered to patients who are early in the progression of their disease, according to a press release.

According to a recent CreakyJoints online survey of 1,000 patients with gout, respondents noted they experienced an average of eight painful gout attacks per year and more than half reported attacks that lasted at least 3 days.