Tophaceous gout in young patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and gout have been associated infrequently. We describe 3 young adults with SLE who developed tophaceous gout relatively early in the course of their disease. All were underexcretors of uric acid but were studied after the development of renal disease; 2 were treated with diuretics. In 2 cases, gout became obvious while lupus was quiescent.
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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K
Veerapen
H R
HR
Schumacher
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D
van Linthoudt
E G
EG
Neilson
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F
Wang
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
D014527:Uric Acid