Prevalence of gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the pediatric population: a cross-sectional study of a Japanese health insurance database

• Main Authors: Shuichi Ito (Author), Tomoko Torii (Author), Akihiro Nakajima (Author), Takeshi Iijima (Author), Hiroshi Murano (Author), Hideki Horiuchi (Author), Hisashi Yamanaka (Author), Masataka Honda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although gout is rare in children, chronic sustained hyperuricemia can lead to monosodium urate deposits progressing to gout, just as in adults. This study assessed prevalence and characteristics of gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia, and incidence of gouty arthritis in the pedi...