Asymptomatic hyperuricemia: to treat or not to treat

Treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia is not necessary in most patients, unless perhaps they have very high levels of uric acid or are otherwise at risk of complications, such as those with a personal or strong family history of gout, urolithiasis, or uric acid nephropathy.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2002-08, Vol.69 (8), p.594-594
Hauptverfasser:	Dincer, H Erhan, Dincer, Ayse P, Levinson, Dennis J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Allopurinol - therapeutic use Cardiovascular Diseases - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology Clinical Trials as Topic Gout - blood Gout - drug therapy Gout Suppressants - therapeutic use Humans Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase - deficiency Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase - genetics Reference Values Uric Acid - blood Urinary Calculi - blood Urinary Calculi - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia is not necessary in most patients, unless perhaps they have very high levels of uric acid or are otherwise at risk of complications, such as those with a personal or strong family history of gout, urolithiasis, or uric acid nephropathy.
ISSN:	0891-1150 1939-2869
DOI:	10.3949/ccjm.69.8.594