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flare-first-line · fitzgerald-2020-acr-gout-guideline
- Citation
- fitzgerald-2020-acr-gout-guideline
- Claim ID
- flare-first-line
- Assertion
- Colchicine, NSAIDs or glucocorticoids are strongly recommended as first-line flare treatment over interleukin-1 inhibitors or ACTH, and topical ice is conditionally recommended as an add-on.
- Quote
Using colchicine, NSAIDs, or glucocorticoids (oral, intraarticular, or intramuscular) as appropriate first-line therapy for gout flares over IL-1 inhibitors or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is strongly recommended for patients experiencing a gout flare. ... Using topical ice as an adjuvant treatment over no adjuvant treatment is conditionally recommended for patients experiencing a gout flare.
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- section: Gout flare management
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