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Colchicine-responsive protracted gouty arthritis with systemic inflammatory reactions.
Modern rheumatology - 1 May 2014
Nonaka Fumiaki, Migita Kiyoshi, Haramura Tomoko, Sumiyoshi Remi, Kawakami Atsushi, Eguchi Katsumi
Abstract excerpt
Acute gouty arthritis is a severe but self-limiting arthritis caused by inflammatory responses to urate crystals. Oral colchicines are effective for initial stages or prophylaxis, but generally, colchicines are ineffective for established gouty arthritis. We describe an unusual case of gouty arthritis with systemic inflammatory reactions, including high fever and polymyalgia. Refractory polyarthritis and high...
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