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Effects of hyperuricemia on incident renal replacement therapy and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5: a retrospective cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Findings regarding the effects of hyperuricemia on renal function and mortality have been inconsistent. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of hyperuricemia on incident renal replacement therapy and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN ...

Serum uric acid levels and hyperuricemia in patients with psoriasis: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018
Abstract: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was performed, including 117 psoriatic patients and 117 controls matched for age, gender, and body mass index. Psoriatic patients had higher levels of serum uric acid (6.25 ± 1.62 vs 5.71 ± 1.35 mg/dl; P=0.019) and significantly greater prevalence of hyp...

Critical revision of the medical treatment of gout in Brazil

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Gout is considered the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men over 40 years. The authors present a brief review of the current treatment of gout and discuss the existing pharmacological limitations in Brazil for the treatment of this disease. Although allopurinol is still the main dru...