Gout

Fields TR. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2019; 45: 145–157. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2018.09.009

Coiffier G et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4160-9

Fabre S et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 78. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1585-0

Garner HW, Wessell DE. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4033-1

An overview of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology-European League Against Rheumatism Gout Classification Criteria explaining the process involved with its development.

Vargas-Santos AB, Taylor WJ, & Neogi T. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2016;18:46. doi:10.1007/s11926-016-0594-8

Baer et al determine that a dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) scanning protocol that includes all lower extremity joints has moderate sensitivity in non-tophaceous and high sensitivity in tophaceous gout.

Baer AN et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2016;17:91. doi:10.1186/s12891-016-0943-9

This study investigated the ability of pegloticase to reduce tophus in patients with refractory gout.

Araujo EG, Bayat S, Petsch C, Englbrecht M, Faustini F, Kleyer A, et al. RMD Open. 2015;1:e000075. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000075.

This chapter presents ultrasonography findings in gout discussing the value of this method, and other imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

Nestorova R, Fodor D. In: Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatic Diseases. Edited by El Miedany Y.  Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15723-8_7

This chapter discusses etiology, epidemiology, and image diagnosis as well as pathology, pathological differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

Klein MJ. In: Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of Bone. Springer-Verlag London, 2015. doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6578-1_68

This chapter provides an overview of the various diagnosis techniques available and highlights some key points for consideration in diagnosis of gout.

In: Managing Gout in Primary Care. Edited by Perez-Ruiz F, Herrero-Beites AM. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2014. doi:10.1007/978-1-907673-67-2_3