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Treatment of acute gout-like arthritis in an emergency setting: prednisolone versus indomethacin

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boxed-textMan CY et al. (2007) Comparison of oral prednisolone/paracetamol and oral indomethacin/paracetamol combination therapy in the treatment of acute goutlike arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med 49: 670–677

Short courses of high-dose glucocorticoids can be prescribed for patients with acute gout-like arthritis in an emergency clinical setting, although further evidence on safety is needed

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Gaffo, A., Saag, K. Treatment of acute gout-like arthritis in an emergency setting: prednisolone versus indomethacin. Nat Rev Rheumatol 3, 604–605 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0600

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