Abstract
The increase in serum urate concentrations (hyperuricaemia, ≥7.0 mg/dL) creates crystals, which promote inflammation and joint lesions. Ultrasonography can reveal these urate deposits. The presence of crystals suggests that a patient with hyperuricaemia is actually experiencing asymptomatic gout, and that a patient with gout without subcutaneous tophi could experience tophaceous gout. The information offered by ultrasound (double contour sign and hyperechoic concretions mimicking clouds) enables a more specific classification of hyperuricaemia and gout. Additionally, this information can lead to relevant changes in terms of the diagnosis and therapeutic approach for patients with hyperuricaemia and gout.
| Translated title of the contribution | Ultrasound in the diagnosis of asymptomatic hyperuricaemia and gout |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 445-450 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Revista Clinica Espanola |
| Volume | 216 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Double contour sign
- Gout
- Hyperuricaemia
- Tophi