PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mats Dehlin
AU  - Anton J. Landgren
AU  - Ulrika Bergsten
AU  - Lennart T.H. Jacobsson
TI  - The Validity of Gout Diagnosis in Primary Care: Results from a Patient Survey
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.180989
DP  - 2019 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1531--1534
VI  - 46
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/11/1531.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/11/1531.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2019 Nov 01; 46
AB  - Objective. Validate primary care diagnosis of gout by the Mexico and the Netherlands classification criteria.Methods. Questionnaires on gout characteristics were sent to all individuals aged ≥ 18 with ≥ 1 International Classification of Diseases, 10th ed. diagnosis of gout at 12 primary care centers.Results. Positive predictive values for gout diagnosis ranged from 71% for the Netherlands criteria to 80% for the Mexico criteria. Maximum inflammation within 24 h was the most common reported symptom (86%).Conclusion. The vast majority of gout cases in primary care fulfill classification criteria and are valid for research purposes.