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Researchers found that glucocorticoids and osteoporosis treatments were more frequent in the acute CPP crystal arthritis cohort, yet fracture incidence rates were twice as high in the acute CPP crystal arthritis cohort.
Patients with rheumatic disease who continued TNF blockers during their pregnancy did not have an increased risk of worse fetal and maternal outcomes and had a lower risk of severe infection.
Although urate-lowering drugs form the cornerstone of gout therapy, there are only three oral medications currently available in the United States, and all have significant limitations.
In an open-label, randomized trial, 1 in 5 patients on colchicine had diarrhea, tipping the safety scales in favor of prednisone.
Ultrasound findings of urate deposits and inflammation may predict gout flares over the next year, researchers in Italy and the UK report.