Crystallising the role of adrenocorticotrophic hormone in the management of acute gout: a review.
CONCLUSIONS: ACTH is a fast acting, efficacious and well-tolerated option for patients with acute gout when traditional therapies have failed or are contraindicated. However, large, carefully designed, randomised controlled trials are required to confirm these findings.
PMID: 30183601 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research
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