Erschienen in:
17.09.2017 | Editorial
The American College of Physicians and the 2017 guideline for the management of acute and recurrent gout: treat to avoiding symptoms versus treat to target
verfasst von:
Tim L. Jansen, Matthijs Janssen
Erschienen in:
Clinical Rheumatology
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Ausgabe 11/2017
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Excerpt
Gout is the most common type of arthritis worldwide, and its prevalence varies between 1 and 4% in adults. The prevalence of gout is quite similar to diabetes mellitus. Both of these common disorders clearly deserve our combined clinical attention and our undivided approach. For diabetes, a cooperative effort during the last decades between general practitioners (GP) and general internists produced an effective network in most countries improving the care for diabetics significantly. For gout, a specific effective network between GPs and rheumatologists is lacking. …