Alcohol Consumption Habits Can Predict Gout Tophi
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The more years a person drinks alcohol, the kind of alcohol consumed, and the amount consumed can help to predict gout tophi, researchers say in a newly published paper in Arthritis Care and Research. The study, led by Lin Han, PhD, of the gout laboratory, Shandong provincial clinical research center for immune diseases and gout, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao (China) University, helps clarify the already-established relationship between alcohol consumption and gout tophi.
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@aman Unlike subtophi, which represent long-term subcutaneous MSU [monosodium urate] deposition over many years, US-detected tophi represent the early stage of tophi in both intra- and extra-articular settings. This cross-sectional study in China included 554 patients with gout who had joint ultrasound and physical exams through the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. Physicians gathered medical histories using the Biobank Information Management System.