Gout has been academically considered to be a step-up disease consisting of different stages: acute gout, intercritical gout, and chronic gout. This simple approach may lead to misinterpretation and misdiagnosis….
Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) is common and mainly associates with increasing age and osteoarthritis (OA). Recent studies suggest that CPPD occurs as the result of a generalized articular predisposition…
Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis in men. The findings of several epidemiologic studies from a diverse range of countries suggest that the prevalence of gout has risen over…
Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Editor Gout is now the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the United States, with a recent resurgence of research interest in its cause and…
Michael H. Weisman, MD, Consulting Editor Dr Tuhina Neogi has put a new face on an ancient disease in this excellent little issue. The epidemiology of gout is a frightening…
