Symptoms of gouty arthritis

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Gouty arthritis is due to urate deposition in the joint capsule, bursa, cartilage, bone and other tissues caused by lesions and inflammatory reaction, it has more genetic factors and family factors, more common in men over 40 years old, more common in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe, can also occur in other larger joints, especially in the ankle and foot joints. Symptoms of gouty arthritis? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of gouty arthritis

The first attack of gouty arthritis is mostly monoarthritis, the first metatarsophalangeal joint and thumb joint are the most common, followed by ankle, knee, elbow, wrist, hand and other joints of foot. Acute phase of many sudden, often sudden at night, can wake up because of pain and can not sleep all night. Repeated attacks of the disease can develop into polyarthritis or migratory arthritis.

The affected joints are red, swollen, hot and painful, and the movement is limited. The large joints are often affected by exudation. It can be accompanied by fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia, headache and other symptoms. Generally, it takes 1-2 weeks for symptoms to be relieved. Local skin redness and swelling turned brown and gradually returned to normal. Sometimes there may be desquamation and itching.

In the chronic phase, sodium urate gradually increases in intra-articular sedation, attacks become more frequent, intermittent period shortens, the number of affected joints increases, pain intensifies, inflammation cannot completely subside, and gout stones appear. Gout stones are more common in joints and kidneys. Gout stones also appear in the ear wheel, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the external ear. With the increasing deposition of gout stones, joint hypertrophy and swelling are caused Deformity, stiffness, limited movement.

matters needing attention

Proper exercise, enhance disease resistance, avoid fatigue, keep a good mood, timely eliminate tension. No high purine diet, such as heart, liver, kidney and brain of animals. In order to avoid the taste of fat, sweet, thick and greasy, overweight people should limit their calorie intake and must limit drinking or prohibition.