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Acute Gouty arthritis
More common in men (90%) than
in women
Usually over 30 years of age
In women, the onset is typically
postmenopausal
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Acute Gouty arthritis
Marked tenderness and swelling
of affected joint
ute onset with maximum pain in 4-12 hr
Recurrent pattern of similar attacks
Resolution of symptoms within 3-14 days
10% to 15% of attacks are polyarticular (asymmetric)
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Acute Gouty arthritis
The MTP joint of the great toe
(“podagra”) 50%.
Hips and shoulders are rarely affected
oints of the feet, ankles, and knees,
are commonly affected
Fever and may reach 39 C
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Acute Gouty arthritis
Laboratory
Findings
Identification of sodium urate crystals in joint
fluid or material aspirated from a tophus
establishes the diagnosis
Single uric acid determination during an
acute flare of gout is normal in up to 25% of
cases
Serial measurements of the serum uric acid
detect hyperuricemia in 95% of patients
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Interval Gout
Recurrent attacks separated by periods
• early attacks may last several months or up to several
years mean duration of 11 months
As the disease progresses ,acute attacks
occur with increasing frequency .
• period becomes progressively shorter chronic
arthritis.
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Advanced gouty arthritis
Polyarticular Destroying form of arthritis
Affects hands, feet symmetrically
Subcutaneous tophus is characteristic
Most commonly in the fingers, wrists, ears, knees
Forearm, Achilles tendon and anywhere in the body
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Uric Acid Calculi
Present in 5–10% of patients with gouty arthritis,
50% UA stones have gout.
Manifest as renal colic or silent renal stone.
Urinary pH is consistently < 5.5
Increased uric acid > 800 MG per 24-hour urine
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Uric Acid Calculi
A plain abdominal radiograph (KUB) radiolucent
Renal US: detects renal calculi
CT: a very accurate method of diagnosing renal
and ureteric stones
HU (< 450) are typically composed of uric acid
(stone density on CT
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Renal colic Management
NSAIDs (such as ibuprofen 600 mg
orally three times /day)
Alpha-blockers (such as tamsulosin,
0.4 mg orally once daily)
With or without prednisone 10 mg
orally daily for 3–5 days
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Uric Acid Stones Mangement
Hydration (Urine output 2 L / day )
Urine alkalinization (urinary pH > 6.2 and < 6.5 )
stone dissolve
Potassium citrate 30–60mEq day equivalent to 15–
30mL of a potassium citrate solution tds or qds with
full glass of water
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Uric Acid Stones Management
Or sodium bicarbonate
650mg tds or qds
allopurinol 300–600mg/day
(prophylaxis of recurrence)
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Acute Gouty arthritis Management
1-NSAIDs for 7-10/day course or 3-4 days after all
signs of inflammation have resolved
2- Colchicine
Severe cases (NSAIDs + Colchicine(
loading dose of 1.2 mg
followed by a dose of 0.6 mg 1 hour later and then
dosing for prophylaxis (0.6 mg once or twice daily)
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Acute Gouty arthritis Manegment
prednisone (40–60 mg/d) for 5–10 days(NSAIDs
and colchicine are contraindicated or severe )
Intraarticular administration of the
corticosteroid
Do not give uric acid lowering medications
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UA lowering drugs indications
Gouty arthritis
Not indicated in asymptomatic
hyperurecemia
First attack is controversial
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How to Use UA lowering drugs
The duration of treatment is indefinite
once indicated
Start 2-3 mo after the acute attack has
resolved
Start with low dose (allopurinol 100
mg/day)
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How to Use UA lowering drugs
Should always used with Colchicine w/wo NSAIDs until uric
acid target achieved
increased by 50-100 mg every 2-5 weeks until the target
serum uric
acid level is achieved
at or below 357 mcmol/L (or in some cases less 297.4
mcmol/L)