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ACP Journal Club |15 December 2015

Risk for septic arthritis was increased in adults with incident diagnosis of gout

Dennis G. Maki, MD, MACP

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Lim SY, Lu N, Choi HK. Septic arthritis in gout patients: a population-based cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print] 26170377

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In adults with an incident diagnosis of gout, what is the risk for septic arthritis?
Inception cohort followed for a mean of 5 years.
The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database, representing 580 general practices in the UK.
72 073 adults ≥ 40 years of age (mean age 65 y, 71% men) who had incident diagnosis of gout. The control group comprised 358 342 adults without gout, matched for age, sex, date of...
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Maki DG. Risk for septic arthritis was increased in adults with incident diagnosis of gout. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:JC12. doi: 10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-12-012

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(12):JC12.

DOI: 10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-12-012

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