Gout: optimizing treatment to achieve a disease cure
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Bernal JA
; Quilis N
; Andrés M
; Sivera F
; Pascual E
Ther Adv Chronic Dis
2016[Mar]; 7
(2
): 135-44
PMID26977282
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Gout is one of the most common inflammatory arthritides. The disease is due to
the deposition of monosodium urate crystals. These deposits are reversible with
proper treatment, suggesting that gout is a curable disease. The main aim in gout
is to lower serum uric acid levels to a pre-established target; there are
different urate-lowering drugs (xanthine oxidase inhibitors, uricosurics and
uricases) through which this can be achieved. Proper treatment of gout also
involves correct management of acute flares and their prevention. To ensure
treatment adherence it is necessary to explain to the patient what the objectives
are.