Gout gone awry: The importance of proper diagnosis |
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| Authors: | Sophia Tessema Abdullahi E. Mahgoub Rasha Nakhleh |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Hurley Medical Center, Neuro‐Ophthalmology Fellow, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA ; 2. Hurley Medical Center, Geriatric Fellow, Geriatric Medicine Department, Flint MI, USA ; 3. Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA |
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| Abstract: | Gout is the best‐known type of arthritis with a prevalence of 1%–3% in the western world (Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, 6, 2014 and 131; Journal of Advanced Research, 8, 2017 and 495). Although it is well understood, there is growing evidence of the misdiagnosis of gout from other forms of arthritis. These errors lead to delay in accurate diagnosis (Journal of Advanced Research, 8, 2017 and 495). |
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| Keywords: | geriatric medicine health maintenance orthopedics pharmacology |
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