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Because of the changing dietary habits of an aging population, hyperuricemia is frequently found in combination with other metabolic disorders. Longstanding elevation of the serum uric acid level can lead to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals, causing gout (arthritis, urate nephropathy, tophi). In Germany, the prevalence of gouty arthritis is estimated at 1.4%, higher than that of rheumatoid arthritis. There are no German guidelines to date for the treatment of gout. Its current treatment is based largely on expert opinion.
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Bereich Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, Universitätsklinikum, Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany. anne-kathrin.tausche@uniklinikum-dresden.de
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