Imaging comparative analysis of familial and sporadic gout in Chinese men by multijoint ultrasonography.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to compare the imaging features of bilateral knees, ankles, and the first metatarsophalangeal joint using high-frequency ultrasonography in male patients with familial and sporadic primary gout and sought to elucidate the relationship between the presence of tophi and various clinical indicators.

Method

Male patients with primary gouty arthritis (GA) in the acute phase presenting to the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College from November 2020 to June 2022 were enrolled and classified into familial and sporadic gout groups. Comparative analyses of their clinical data and ultrasonographic imaging findings of the knees, ankles, and first metatarsophalangeal joints were performed between t

SUBMITTER: Wen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614634 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature