Rheumatology — diagnosis and treatment | T&F

Treatments used in spondyloarthropathy are like those used in RA.

EULAR guidelines recommend that urate-lowering therapy is initiated during an acute attack of gout.

Sulfinpyrazone inhibits the enzyme xanthine oxidase that converts xanthine to uric acid.

TNF inhibitor use during rheumatoid arthritis has been associated with development of vasculitis.

Canakinumab is a novel treatment for osteoarthritis.

Allopurinol is the first-line treatment for gout.

NSAIDs, while useful in offering symptomatic pain relief in rheumatoid arthritis, do not help to slow disease progression.

Rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders affect 1.2 million Irish people.

Febuxostat inhibits the enzyme xanthine oxidase, which converts xanthine to uric acid.

NICE guidelines recommend supplementation with glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis.