Publications by authors named "Terence Gibson"
Purpose Of Review: Gout is increasing worldwide. An appreciation that hyperuricaemia and gout are associated with hypertension and chronic kidney disease is well established, but the cause and effect relationships are controversial. Studies which address this conundrum have been reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCogan's syndrome or non-syphilitic interstitial keratitis with vestibule-auditory dysfunction is a serious and under-recognised complication of rheumatoid arthritis. It is an autoimmune condition characterised by inflammatory infiltrates on the cornea and extensive vestibulocochlear damage. If left untreated, patients progress to develop profound hearing loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: (a) To examine the latest information about renal tubular handling of uric acid, its genetic background and contribution to the causation of hyperuricemia. (b) To review the association of hyperuricemia, gout and chronic kidney damage and whether hyperuricemia is cause or effect of renal dysfunction.
Recent Findings: The gene SLC2A9 encodes for GLUT9, an important proximal tubule transporter of uric acid.
Septic arthritis typically presents as a hot, swollen joint. Rapid recognition and treatment of this condition is essential to prevent permanent joint damage. However, septic arthritis does not always present in a textbook manner.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the prevalence of sacroiliitis in patients who have back pain in Crohn's disease (CD) using computed tomography (CT); and to reassess the association of sacroiliitis in CD with HLA-B27.
Methods: A total of 134 consecutive patients with CD completed a questionnaire about musculoskeletal symptoms. Those reporting low back pain were assessed, including plain radiographs and CT of the sacroiliac joints.