Lin Han, Runze Li, Nicola Dalbeth, Mingdi Liu, Qing Yu, Caiyun Jiang, Chunping Ning, Zhen Liu, Yuwei He, Maichao Li, Xiaomei Xue, Fenghao Jia, Zhaotong Jia, Wenyan Sun, Hui Zhang, Jie Lu, Can Wang, Changgui Li
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether ultrasound findings of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition predict frequent gout flares in index joints over 12 months. METHODS: This single-center study enrolled people with at least one gout flare involving the MTP1, ankle or knee joint. The most painful or most frequently joint was identified as index joint for analysis. All participants were started on urate-lowering therapy and had an ultrasound scan of the index joints at the baseline visit...
February 18, 2024: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism