title: [Epidemiological, clinical and evolutive aspects of gout in the internal medicine department at Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)].
abstract: The study reports the epidemiology and signs of gout at Ouagadougou from a group of 35 patients observed in a department of internal medicine. The diagnosis of gout was based on Rome criteria. The most important epidemiological factors associated with gout were: obesity, hypertension, alcohol and diabetes. 75% of the patients were male. Gout was chronic polyarticular form and tophis were observed in 5 cases.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, Ouagadougou (Burkina-Faso).
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Drabo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002050:Burkina Faso; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications