Asymptomatic hyperuricemia: to treat or not to treat.

H Erhan Dincer, Ayse P Dincer, Dennis J Levinson

Department of Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, USA. hdincer@mcw.edu

Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2002 Aug

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Treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia is not necessary in most patients, unless perhaps they have very high levels of uric acid or are otherwise at risk of complications, such as those with a personal or strong family history of gout, urolithiasis, or uric acid nephropathy.

Citation

H Erhan Dincer, Ayse P Dincer, Dennis J Levinson. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia: to treat or not to treat. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine. 2002 Aug;69(8):594, 597, 600-2 passim