• Advances in therapy · Sep 2011

    Review

    Gouty arthritis: understanding the disease state and management options in primary care.

    • Prashanth Sunkureddi.
    • University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), 2060 Space Park Drive, Suite 208, Nassau Bay, TX 77058, USA. psunkureddi@gmail.com
    • Adv Ther. 2011 Sep 1; 28 (9): 748-60.

    AbstractAcute gouty arthritis is an inflammatory response triggered by the release of monosodium urate crystal deposits into the joint space. The disease is associated with debilitating clinical symptoms and functional impairments as well as adverse economic and quality-of-life burdens. Because gouty arthritis is typically diagnosed and managed in the primary care setting, clinicians require a thorough knowledge of the presenting clinical features, risk factors, differential diagnoses, and treatment options for appropriate management. Although generally effective, the use of currently available therapies to control gouty arthritis is challenging because many medications used to treat comorbidities can exacerbate gouty arthritis and because current agents are associated with a number of adverse events, contraindications, or both. Based on an understanding of the underlying inflammatory pathogenesis of gouty arthritis, several new agents are being developed that may provide improved efficacy.

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