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Seasonal Incidence of Acute Gouty Arthritis

When do hospitalizations peak?

Publish date:: August 17, 2015

The peak incidence of acute gout seems to be in the fall with its peak in the month of November, according to a study of 28,172 patients aged ≥ 18 years who were hospitalized with primary diagnosis of acute gouty arthritis. Researchers found:

• Peak incidence of acute gout was seen in November.

• The highest number of hospitalizations was seen in autumn months and lowest incidence was seen in spring.

Citation: Karmacharya P, Pathak R, Aryal MR, Giri S, Donato AA. Seasonal variation in acute gouty arthritis: data from Nationwide Inpatient Sample. [Published online ahead of print August 9, 2015]. Clin Rheumatol. doi: 10.1007/s10067-015-3042-7.

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