Penn Research: Gout Flares Reduced With Protein-trapping Treatment
Penn Research: Gout Flares Reduced With Protein-trapping Treatment
Patients with gout – a painful type of inflammatory arthritis caused by the crystallization of urates in soft tissues – are advised to start treatment that lowers uric acid levels in the blood. Unfortunately, as the long-term medication starts to break down crystals deposited in the joints, many patients experience gout attacks caused by the release of crystals from softened deposits.