Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes flare-ups of joint swelling and pain. Kidney disease and gout commonly co-occur and may each contribute to the development of the other. Gout is a ...
October 2, 2012 — New gout guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology are meant to improve gout management by providing clinicians with clear, readily implemented guidance on urate-lowering ...
Colchicine may be used with caution to manage flare-ups of crystal-induced arthritis among patients with severe chronic kidney disease, with dosage modifications and careful monitoring required.
Among patients with gouty arthritis initiating urate-lowering therapy, a single subcutaneous injection of firsekibart — an interleukin-1 beta antibody — reduced acute flares more than a daily dose of ...
Results of a Phase 2a dose escalating study of lingdolinurad (ABP-671) for chronic gout, which enrolled patients with mild to moderate renal impairment, showed the URAT1 inhibitor lowered serum uric ...
Atom Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing best-in-class treatments for inflammatory and metabolic diseases, announced today it has enrolled the first patient in a ...
Why does my ankle hurt? Figuring out why your ankle is throbbing can be a guessing game. Was it from rolling your ankle in the backyard yesterday? Or could it be tendonitis from the extra miles you ...
Gout flare in the hand of an elderly person Researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of anakinra for the treatment of acute gout flares. Undergoing 5 days of therapy with the IL-1 receptor ...
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What is gout?

I have been having severe pains and swelling in my right toe for some months. My online investigations suggested it might be Gout. Kindly let me know what Gout is about and what I can do to manage it.
Over the years, gout has grown in clinical complexity. We see many more cases with iatrogenic factors, multiple comorbidities, advanced age and treatment-refractory hyperuricemia and arthritis (Table ...