Comparison Between Early-Onset and Common Gout: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gout is an inflammatory, metabolic disease associated with a high comorbidity burden including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, renal disease, and metabolic syndrome. Approximately 9.2 million Americans have gout, making prognosis and treatment outcome predictors highly important. About 600,000 Americans have early-onset gout (EOG), generally defined as first gout attack at ≤ 40 years of age. However, data on EOG clinical features, comorbidity profile, and treatment response are sparse; this systematic literature review provides insight.

Methods

PubMed and American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of the Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) abstract archives were searched for early-onset gout, "early onset go

SUBMITTER: Amatucci AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature