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Only treatment for gout is to remove uric acid crystals. They will cause more pain and joint damage. See best treatments for dangerous uric acid deposits.

Krystexxa is a brand name for pegloticase, which lowers uric acid by converting it to harmless allantoin. Read about the latest gout treatment. Is it for you?

Krystexxa safety is important for all gout patients considering pegloticase. See how to lower your uric acid safely. Get the facts from 3 year Krystexxa trials.

I think this is the best tophi picture. Because it shows successful tophi treatment. Most tophi photographs are horrible. But I think you should know the dangers of untreated gout. Despite the advances in science that mean we can now control gout, there is a tiny minority who cannot tolerate common uric acid-lowering treatment. If you do not get uric acid to safe concentration, you are doomed to the continuous growth of tophi. So, you might treat the pain, but can you control the gout? Pain relief without uric acid […]

Krystexxa, the intravenous uric acid lowering developed as pegloticase, has been around a few months now. At least one patient, or rather his wife, has reported good initial results in the gout forum and has promised to keep us updated with progress. Any new treatment is always interesting, and people want to know more about it. The scientists get to have their say in the professional publications, but much more important, is the way treatments affect gout sufferers. Now, gout patients have a chance to tell their story. A leading […]