We aimed to develop evidence-based multinational recommendations for the diagnosis and
management of gout. Using a formal voting process, a panel of 78 international …

The mechanisms and sites of monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystal deposition in
gout have received little attention from the scientific community to date. Formalin fixation of …

This study describes the implications of the findings for clinical practice or research. We hope
that those not performing synovial fluid analysis will be stimulated to acquire or perfect the …

Objectives: To determine whether hypouricaemic treatment results in the disappearance of
urate crystals from gouty joints and to define the time required. Methods: In 18 patients with …

Objective To determine which clinical, laboratory, and imaging features most accurately
distinguished gout from non‐gout. Methods We performed a cross‐sectional study of …

Discussion and voting at OMERACT 9 confirmed 5 essential domains for outcomes of acute
gout: pain, joint swelling, joint tenderness, patient global assessment and activity limitations. …

Aims To describe the methodology of the EPISER 2016 (study of the prevalence of rheumatic
diseases in adult population in Spain), as well its strengths and limitations. The aim of this …

Objective To examine the performance of ultrasound (US) for the diagnosis of gout using the
presence of monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals as the gold standard. Methods …

Objectives To investigate how the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic influenced decisions of
rheumatologists and health professionals in rheumatology regarding the management of …

Objective: Tocilizumab (TCZ) has shown efficacy in clinical trials on giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Real-world data are scarce. Our objective was to assess efficacy and safety of TCZ in …