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KMID : 0388219940010020169
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Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1994 Volume.1 No. 2 p.169 ~ p.174
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A Clinical Study on Couty Arthritis
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Abstract
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Objective :
@EN The gout characterized by hyperuricdemia is a disorder of purine metabolism and clinical manifestations were seen such as arthritis and tophi in the subcutaneous tissues. But clinical symptoms were not correlated with the serum level of uric
acid.
So we analysis of cilinical sorthopaedic manifestations and associated factors on gout.
@ES Methods :
@EN We have reviewed the medical records, radiography and clinical results of forty six patients admitted at out department between July 1981 and July 1990.
@ES Results and Summary :
@EN 1) OF the forty-six patient, 44 cases (95.6%) were male and two female. The age at initial attack was 47.7 year-old in average, from 13 to 66 year-old 2) Hyperuricemia was associated with obesity in 17 cases (40%), and hyper-tension in 16
cases(35%.
3) The level of uric acid in serum was 9.7mg/% in average on admission and 5.9ml/% on discharge after treated with allopurinol about 2 weeks. 4) The first metatarsophalangeal joint was involved in 28 cases (60.9%) and the ankle joint in 12 cases.
Tophus
was observed in 14 cases(30.4%) and they were surgically treated in 10 cases.
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