2023-07-11 12:55:09
During an acute attack, gout can be diagnosed clinically. Recommendations for the use of imaging in gout and other crystal arthropathies have now been summarized in a guideline presented at the EULAR Congress 2023.
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Crystal-induced arthropathies (CIA) represent a diverse group of diseases in which deposition of crystalline metabolites in the joint cavity and subsequent arthritis occurs. Uric acid or sodium urate (gout), calcium pyrophosphate (chondrocalcinosis), hydroxyapatite (hydroxyapatite deposition disease) and homogentisic acid (ochronotic arthropathy) can crystallize out.
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