Baseline analysis identifies ultrasound features of gout related to joint damage in asymptomatic hyperuricemia, suggesting early intervention.
Definite ultrasound features of gout can be identified in more than one-third of people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia. However, the amount of monosodium urate crystal deposition on ultrasound, assessed using the OMERACT gout ultrasound scoring system, is low. In asymptomatic hyperuricemia without clinical evidence of gout, ultrasound features of gout are associated with subclinical joint damage and inflammation.
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