[Revised version of Guideline for the Management of Hyperuricemia and Gout].

Guideline for the management of hyperuricemia and gout, first edition was published in 2002 from Japanese Society of Gout and Nucleic Acid Metabolism, and has contributed for the improvement in the management of patients by primary physicians. During five years after the publication of this first edition, large amount of evidences has been accumulated, thus it is time to revise the guideline. Japanese Society of Gout and Nucleic Acid Metabolism has organized the committee for the revision of guideline, and the operations have begun. In this revision, we pay attention to the quality in the process of guideline edition, application of AGREE checklist and patients perspective is considered.