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Gouty Arthritis Impact Factor | Open Access Journals
Clinical Gastroenterology Journal

Clinical Gastroenterology Journal

ISSN: 2952-8518

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Gouty Arthritis Impact Factor

Gout is a picturesque presentation of uric acid disturbance. It is the most well recognize and described type of arthritis. Its epidemiology is studied. New insights into the Morbid physiology of hyperuricemia and gouty arthritis; acute and chronic allow for an even better understanding of the disease. The role of genetic predisposition is becoming more evident. The clinical picture of gout is split into asymptomatic hyperuricemia, acute gouty arthritis, intercritical period, and chronic tophaceous gout. Diagnosis is based on laboratory and radiological features. The gold standard of diagnosis is identification of individual MSU crystals in the synovial fluid using polarized light microscopy. Imaging modalities include standard radiography, ultrasonography, conventional CT, Dual-Energy CT, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, nuclear scintigraphy, and positron emission tomography. There is extraordinary progress in the application of ultrasonography and Dual-Energy CT which is bound to influence the diagnosis, staging, follow-up, and clinical research in the field. Administration of gout includes management of flares, chronic gout and prevention of flares, as well as management of comorbidities. Newer drugs in the pharmacological armamentarium are proving lucky and supplement older ones. Other main points in its management include patient education, diet and life style changes, as well as cessation of hyperuricemic drugs.

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