Primary Care Diagnosis of Gout Compared to a Primary Care Diagnostic Rule for Gout and to Classification Criteria

WATSON, LORRAINE; MULLER, SARA; RODDY, EDWARD

Abstract

We read with interest the recent study by Dehlin and colleagues1, investigating the validity of a gout diagnosis in primary care. We have also investigated how a primary care diagnosis of gout compares to a primary care diagnostic rule for gout and to classification criteria. Our objective was to determine the proportion of patients with a primary care diagnosis of gout who fulfilled the primary care diagnostic rule by Janssens, et al for acute gouty arthritis2 and the 1977 American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria for the classification of acute arthritis of primary gout3.

Citation

WATSON, L., MULLER, S., & RODDY, E. (2019). Primary Care Diagnosis of Gout Compared to a Primary Care Diagnostic Rule for Gout and to Classification Criteria. Journal of Rheumatology, 46(11), Article 1542. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190495

• Journal Article Type: Letter
• Acceptance Date: Jul 15, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jul 15, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 15, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 26, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Rheumatology
• Print ISSN: 0315-162X
• Publisher: Journal of Rheumatology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 11
• Article Number: 1542
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190495
• Keywords: gout; primary care; diagnosis
• Publisher URL: http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/07/10/jrheum.190495