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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1817-5996</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Reumatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cuba Reumatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1817-5996</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial CIMEQ]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1817-59962019000300005</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Gout Arthritis. Ten years of follow up]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Artritis Gotosa. 10 años de Seguimiento]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vizcaíno Luna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanelis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bermúdez Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Witjal Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bermúdez Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[William Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Egües Mesa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cárdenas Domínguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tamara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prendes García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eric]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1817-59962019000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1817-59962019000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1817-59962019000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: gouty arthritis is a persistent metabolic disease that produces an increase of the circulating uric acid, with the resulting deposit of monosodic urate crystals in the tissues.  Objective:  to characterize patients with gouty arthritis clinically and epidemiologically.  Methods:  a descriptive investigation of 72 patients with a diagnosis of gouty arthritis, assisted at Arnaldo Milián Castro Clinical Surgical University Hospital was carried out from January 2008 to December 2017.  Results:  patients between 40 and 49 years of age were the most representative group with a highest incidence in not white patients and the male sex. Obesity and hypertension prevailed as previous personal antecedents. Alcohol intake was the most represented toxic habit. A crisis of inflammation of the big toe was the more frequent starting manifestation. Swelling of soft tissues was the main radiologic alteration.  Conclusion:  gouty arthritis is present with a highest frequency in the male sex with a peak of incidence in the fourth decade of life. It is associated to bad diet habits and alcohol intake that could cause joint damage.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la artritis gotosa es una enfermedad metabólica persistente, que produce un aumento del ácido úrico circulante, con el consiguiente depósito de cristales de uratos monosódicos en los tejidos.  Objetivo:  caracterizar clínica y epidemiológicamente a los pacientes con artritis gotosa.  Método: se realizó una investigación descriptiva de 72 pacientes con diagnóstico de artritis gotosa, atendidos en el Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro, entre enero del 2008 y diciembre del 2017.  Resultados:  los pacientes entre 40 y 49 años de edad fueron los más representativos, con mayor incidencia en no blancos y del sexo masculino. Predominó la obesidad y la hipertensión arterial como antecedentes patológicos personales. El alcohol fue el hábito tóxico mayoritariamente representado. La crisis de podagra resulto ser la manifestación inicial más usual. El aumento de partes blandas fue la principal alteración radiológica.  Conclusiones:  La gota se presenta con mayor frecuencia en el sexo masculino con un pico de incidencia en la cuarta década de la vida. Está asociada a malos hábitos dietéticos y al consumo de bebidas alcohólicas pudiendo ocasionar daño articular.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[uric acid]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hyperuricaemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[artritis gotosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gota]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ácido úrico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hiperuricemia]]></kwd>
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