Semiological profile of gout in patients with AA, AS and AC hemoglobins

To search a possible difference in gout and in the risk factors for gout expression according to the of hemoglobin in patients seen at the lomé teaching hospital rheumatology clinic (Togo). Medical records of patients seen during 17 years were studied. The patients affected by the gout and answering...

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Published inTunisie Medicale Vol. 88; no. 1; p. 30
Main Authors Oniankitan, Owonayo, Fianyo, Eyram, Houzou, Prénam, Tagbor, Komi C, Mijiyawa, Moustafa
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Tunisia 01.01.2010
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Alcoholism - complications
Anemia, Sickle Cell - blood
Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications
Anemia, Sickle Cell - diagnosis
Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology
Biomarkers - blood
Female
Gout - blood
Gout - complications
Gout - diagnosis
Gout - epidemiology
Hemoglobin A - metabolism
Hemoglobin, Sickle - metabolism
Hemoglobins, Abnormal - metabolism
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Male
Medical Records
Middle Aged
Obesity - complications
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Togo - epidemiology
Togo
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Summary:To search a possible difference in gout and in the risk factors for gout expression according to the of hemoglobin in patients seen at the lomé teaching hospital rheumatology clinic (Togo). Medical records of patients seen during 17 years were studied. The patients affected by the gout and answering New York criteria have been included. All patients object of the comparison, benefitted from a hemoglobin electrophoresis and the search of possible risk factors for gout. Among the 14902 patients seen over a 17 year period, 214 had gout (210 males, 4 famales). These 214 patients were carriers of an AA hemoglobin (147 cases), of an AS hemoglobin (41 cases), or of an AC hemoglobin (26 cases). The alcoholism, the obesity, and the arterial hypertension were the main risk factors associated with gout in 207 patients (97%). Semiological and risk factors comparison according to the type of hemoglobin didn't show statistically significant difference. it results from this study that the AS hemoglobin and AC hemoglobin don't exercise any influence on the gout semiological expression. Thus, the presence of one of these hemoglobins in gout patient must exercise no influence in the diagnostic gait and in the etiological investigation.
ISSN:0041-4131