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sufficient-criterion
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Under the 2015 ACR/EULAR criteria, finding monosodium urate crystals in a symptomatic joint, bursa or tophus is sufficient on its own to classify a person as having gout.
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The sufficient criterion was defined as the presence of MSU crystals in a symptomatic joint or bursa (ie, in synovial fluid) or tophus as observed by a trained examiner.
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