The year in gout: 2011-2012.

Abstract

From an epidemiologic view, gout is an increasingly prevalent and increasingly pressing clinical problem. This fact, together with technical advances in biology, pharmacology, and imaging techniques, have led to a decade of increasingly rapid progress in our collective understanding of gout and hyperuricemia. Here we review some of the most important recent advances in gout over the past 12 to 18 months.