UNUSUAL PRESENTATIONS OF GOUT - TIPS FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS

Authors
UY JP NUWAYHID N SAADEH C
Citation
Jp. Uy et al., UNUSUAL PRESENTATIONS OF GOUT - TIPS FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, Postgraduate medicine, 100(1), 1996, pp. 253
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325481
Volume
100
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5481(1996)100:1<253:UPOG-T>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
In most cases of gout, classic clues like monoarthritis of the great t oe, a pattern of recurring attacks, and characteristic tophi make diag nosis straightforward. When its presentation mimics that of other rheu matic conditions, however, misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment co uld impact negatively on both patient morbidity and cost-effectiveness of care.