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Objective:
To investigate visceral comorbidities observed during gout.
Patients And Method:
A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of gout patients diagnosed according to the ACR 1977 criteria, followed between January 1, 2012 and January 31, 2017 in the Rheumatology Department of the Brazzaville University Teaching Hospital in Congo. Patients were assessed for visceral cardiovascular, renal, and cerebral comorbidities.
Results:
105 patients with gout were identified during the study period, 75 (71.43%) of whom met the inclusion criteria, thus constituting the study population. There were 60 men and 15 women (sex ratio 4/1), mean age 60 +/- 11.47 years (range: 30-82 years). Visceral co-morbidities were represented in 50.67% of cases. These included renal failure (21.33%), coronary heart disease (14.67%), stroke (12%) and heart failure (2.67%). The presence of comorbidities was associated with irregular follow-up in 86.56% of cases (P = 0.025) and therapeutic nonobservance in 93.75% of cases (P = 0.006).
Conclusion:
Gout is a serious disease because of the frequency of its visceral comorbidities. Irregular monitoring and therapeutic nonobservance are the main factors associated with this.
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