Society guideline links: Gout and other crystal disorders

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Kidney stones".)

International

●Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN): Consensus statement regarding labels and definitions for disease elements in gout (2019)

●Multinational evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of gout – Integrating systematic literature review and expert opinion of a broad panel of rheumatologists in the 3e initiative (2014)

United States

●American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Guideline for the management of gout (2020)

●American College of Physicians (ACP): A clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis of acute gout (2016)

●ACP: A clinical practice guideline for management of acute and recurrent gout (2016)

●ACR/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR): Gout classification criteria (2015)

●Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC): Guidelines for human leukocyte antigen-B genotype and allopurinol dosing (2013, updated 2015)

Europe

●European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR): Updated evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of gout, 2018 (published 2019)