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ArticleCureus2021

Unusual Subacute Interphalangeal Tophaceous Gouty Arthritis.

Ndausung E Udongwo, Mihir Odak, Asseel AlBayati, Min Zheng, Xiaoyin Tang

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ndausung E UdongwoInternal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, USA.
Mihir OdakInternal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, USA.
Asseel AlBayatiInternal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, USA.
Min ZhengPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, USA.
Xiaoyin TangRheumatology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, USA.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gout is an arthritic syndrome that causes extensive joint damage and discomfort. It is due to an elevated uric acid level in the blood which deposits in the joints. This causes an inflammatory response and joint damage. Gout typically presents as an acute monoarticular attack, resulting in hot, erythematous, swollen, and exquisitely tender joint. Tophaceous gout, which is commonly a later complication of long-standing gout, can rarely be the presenting manifestation of gout. Tophaceous gout is considered a late complication of chronic gout. As early recognition of gout can lead to prompt initiation of treatment and improvement in clinical status, a patient with an alcohol use history who presents with polyarticular swelling and tenderness should raise the suspicion of a tophaceous gout exacerbation even if the patient does not have a documented history of gout.

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arthritisgouthyperuricemiatophi

Identifiers

PMID33842110
PMCPMC8021002
OpenAlexW3135733759

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