Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Evaluates Renal Injury and Predicts Renal Outcome in Patients with Gout.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Kidney injury diagnosis is often delayed in patients with gout. We aimed to determine the characteristics of gout patients with CKD using musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) and whether MSUS could be used as an auxiliary assessment to evaluate kidney injury and predict renal outcome in patients with gout.

Methods

Clinical information, laboratory indicators, and MSUS findings were collected and compared between gout-only patients (gout - CKD) and gout patients with CKD (gout + CKD). Multivariate logistic regression was applied to identify risk factors for clinical and MSUS characteristics in both groups. Correlation analysis between MSUS signs and kidney-related indicators was performed, and the effects of MSUS characteristics on renal prognosis were evaluated.

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091006 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature