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Before World War II, the incidence of gout had been low in Taiwan and has begun to increase only after the war, probably reflecting the change of the diet due to the economical development and improved standards of living in the country. Since our clinic was established in 1983, we have seen a total number of approximately 4,000 patients with gout. The diagnosis of gout was made according to the criteria proposed by the American Rheumatism Association. For every gouty patient visiting our clinic for the first time, the serum urate concentration and the amount of urate in the 24-hour urine were examined. The serum urate concentration was checked at 2 months intervals in order to monitor the effects of drugs. In addition to these tests, general data including hematological findings, serum biochemistry information, urine analysis, renal function, chest X-ray examincation and EKG were obtained every one year for each patient. The data from these 4,000 patients have been accumulated and submitted to the analysis by a computer. Based on such clinical and laboratory observations and the results obtained by the analysis, we discuss about characteristic features of gout in people in Taiwan.
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Chen, CL., Kamatani, N., Nishioka, K. et al. 20 CLINICAL ASPECTS OF GOUTY PATIENTS IN TAIWAN. Pediatr Res 24, 114 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198807000-00044
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198807000-00044