Although a relatively recently emerged virus, identified only in 2004 as a separate species of avian astrovirus, chicken astrovirus (CAstV) has been associated with poor growth of broiler flocks, enteritis and diarrhea and is a candidate pathogen in cases of runting stunting syndrome. More recently CAstV has been implicated in cases of two other diseases of broilers as the sole etiological agen...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of Veterans Affairs (VA) databases for gout-related health care utilization. METHODS This retrospective study utilized VA administrative and clinical databases. A random sample of gout patients with visits (outpatient, inpatient or emergent/urgent care) with or without the diagnosis of gout (International Classification of Diseases...

Gout, a metabolic disorder, is commonly accepted as a peripheral joint disease of the appendicular skeleton by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals. Gouty involvement of the spinal column is rare. In this paper, we report a case of spinal gout with spondylolisthesis, meanwhile, we review the clinical, radiological features, diagnosis and treatment of spinal gout in literature. The patien...

Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in the United States, with more than three million sufferers. Management of gout has changed relatively little in the past 50 years, despite the fact that many gout patients have contraindications to one or more currently available gout therapies. However, recent insights into gout pathophysiology suggest that time is ripe for a change. This articl...

Urate is a frequently measured blood test in people with gout and those at risk of gout. Although gout is potentially curable with long-term urate lowering therapy, confusion about the details of urate measurement has contributed to suboptimal care. In this article, we provide recommendations regarding urate testing in gout, focusing on the use of this test in clinical practice.

Gout is a common disease, and its prevalence increasing. After several years of untreated gout, in very rare cases tophi may cause spontaneous fracture. This type fracture be difficult to distinguish from others, especially when gout not yet diagnosed. We present case pathological caused by tophus young man, which led the diagnosis gout.

BACKGROUND The demographic and clinical correlates of gout after living kidney donation are not well described. METHODS Using a unique database that integrates national registry identifiers of U.S. living kidney donors (1987-2007) with billing claims from a private health insurer (2000-2007), we identified post-donation gout based on medical diagnosis codes or pharmacy fills for gout therapie...

Gout is an inflammatory arthritis characterized by red, tender, hot and tumid joints. The development cause and process of gout is very sophisticated; recent studies, notwithstanding, have offered novel perspectives on the mechanism from an immunological viewpoint. The pathological process of gout involves both innate and adaptive immune responses. Other studies have demonstrated that gout deve...

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that is triggered by the crystallization of uric acid within the joints and is often associated with hyperuricemia (Figure 1). Acute gout is typically intermittent, constituting one of the most painful conditions experienced by humans. Chronic tophaceous gout usually develops after years of acute intermittent gout, although tophi occasionally can be part...

BACKGROUND Gout is a common type of arthritis that is characterized by hyperuricemia, tophi and joint inflammation. Genetic variations in the ABCG2 gene have been reported to influence serum uric acid levels and to participate in the pathogenesis of gout, but no further data have been reported in the Han Chinese population. METHODS Peripheral blood DNA was isolated from 352 male patients with...