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  • Title: Successful use of allopurinol in a patient on dialysis.
    Author: Day RO, Kannangara DR, Hayes JM, Furlong TJ.
    Journal: BMJ Case Rep; 2012 Jun 05; 2012():. PubMed ID: 22675142.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a man with chronic tophaceous gout who had end-stage renal failure secondary to the Alport syndrome. Following a failed kidney transplant, where urate deposition was a suspected contributor, the patient responded positively to consistent allopurinol therapy and regular haemodialysis sessions. Extensive and destructive tophi receded in size remarkably and the almost constant incidence of acute attacks of gout subsided. The patient has recently received a new kidney transplant and his plasma concentrations of urate are controlled well with allopurinol and he no longer experiences acute attacks of gout. While efficacious, adherence is critical for achieving the therapeutic effects of allopurinol even in end-stage renal disease.
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