gout care

gout care

gout… when is the right time to start uricacid lowering treatment? old gout treatment model doesn’t hold up m. alexander otto writing in rheumatologynews reported the old dictum of not starting uric acid lowering therapy during an acuteattack is wrong. dr. brian mandell reporting on a study from the cleveland clinic demonstratedtheir findings that showed that patients who were started on uric acid lowering therapyid the same whether the treatment was started during an attack or not. comment: old legends can die.

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