A joint aspiration test can confirm a diagnosis of gout. In this test, the clinician uses a needle to draw synovial fluid or ...

Lower targets warrant a faster crystal clearance – and therefore a faster disease cure – and might be appropriate in the general gouty population ... acute attacks and tophi – which may ...

However, your healthcare provider can determine the cause using various tests, including imaging, blood work, and joint fluid aspiration. Tophi are a symptom of gout. They are large, hardened ...

Gout flares among adults in the United States are significantly underreported to healthcare providers, with nearly 72% of flares either not reported or pretreated/prevented by patients, according to ...