Urate oxidase (rasburicase) for treatment of severe tophaceous gout

Urate oxidase (rasburicase) for treatment of severe tophaceous gout.

Gout is a clinical disorder caused by deposition of urate crystals in a joint leading to acute inflammatory response with acute pain. In severe and longstanding gout, the crystals accumulate in soft tissues such as cartilage, subcutaneous tissue or even veins leading to the development of tophi responsible for very large deposit formations and disability. Most cases of gout present with the sud...

Urate oxidase (rasburicase) for treatment of severe acute gout: a case report.

A 73-year-old female patient was referred to our department because of gouty arthritis in the right first toe. The patient suffered from progressive renal failure because of pauci-immune necrotising glomerulonephritis. As severe hyperuricaemia would further worsen progredient renal insufficiency and therapy with allopurinol was contraindicated because of renal insufficiency and previous pancyto...

Effects of Recombinant Urate Oxidase (Rasburicase) and Allopurinol for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Hyperuricemia in Patients with Leukemia and Lymphoma

Background: Efficacy of rasburicase in pediatric patients with leukemia and lymphoma is proved. This study aims toweigh efficacy and safety of rasburicase versus more conventional therapy, allopurinol, and to compare their safetyand properties in tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) of leukemia and lymphoma patients.Materials and Methods: The study was done with a retrospective cohort design. Patients we...

Profound Urate-Lowering May Reduce Joint Damage in Tophaceous Gout

effects of recombinant urate oxidase (rasburicase) and allopurinol for prophylaxis and treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with leukemia and lymphoma

background: efficacy of rasburicase in pediatric patients with leukemia and lymphoma is proved. this study aims toweigh efficacy and safety of rasburicase versus more conventional therapy, allopurinol, and to compare their safetyand properties in tumor lysis syndrome (tls) of leukemia and lymphoma patients.materials and methods: the study was done with a retrospective cohort design. patients we...