Abstracts tagged "Anakinra and gout"

Abstract Number: 1142 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Case Control Study of Anakinra Use for Acute Gout in a VA Patient Cohort Reveals Association with East Asian Descent, High Urate Burden, and Increased Co-Morbidities and All-Cause Mortality
Ena Sharma¹ and Robert Terkeltaub², ¹Rheumatology, University Of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Rheumatology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Effectiveness of the IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra, in resolving flares of acute gout, has been reported in several case series. Here, studying a VA…
Abstract Number: 146 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis in Complex Hospitalized Patients with Anakinra
Mary Bach¹, Jane Park¹, Pradipta Ghosh¹, Peter A. Simkin² and Gregory C. Gardner³, ¹Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Div of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The management of acute crystal-induced arthritis in the hospital setting may be a difficult clinical problem due to co-morbidities that limit the use of…