Classic Gout in an adolescent with Down's syndrome. A Case Report

Abstract

BACKGROUNDSeveral reports have indicated higher prevalence of hyperuricemia in patients with Down' syndrome (DS), but gout has been rare. Our objective is to describe an adolescent who was diagnosed with traumatic arthritis and rheumatic fever for four years due to recurrent acute mono/oligo arthritis, whose final diagnosis was gout.