Abstract:BackgroundUrolithiasis greatly impact urate lowering therapy in Chinese gout patients. Benzbromarone is contraindicated and Chinese is high risk of allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome. Febuxostat is too expensive for many patients. Few study about urolithiasis in Chinese gout patients are presented.ObjectivesTo investigate the prevalence and risk factors of urolithiasis in south Chinese gout patients.MethodsPatients with primary gout were recruited in the present cross-section study. Urolithiasis was defined… Show more
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