Upper extremity gout symptoms?

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Upper extremity gout is a disorder of metabolic system, which is marked by hyperuricemia. In recent years, with the improvement of quality of life, the number and incidence rate of gout patients have been increasing gradually. Especially for the middle-aged and elderly, it is a common metabolic disease. Upper extremity gout symptoms? Let's talk about it.

Upper extremity gout symptoms?

Asymptomatic stage: as the name suggests, in this stage, patients can hardly have any physical discomfort, and the only indicator to determine whether they have gout is the continuous or fluctuating increase of uric acid content in the blood.

Acute arthritis stage: patients often wake up in the middle of the night because of redness, swelling, heat and pain in toes, ankles, knees, wrists, fingers and elbows. And patients will find that the normal function of these joints has obvious obstacles. When you measure your body temperature, you'll find an increase in temperature.

Gout stone and chronic arthritis stage: swelling, stiffness and deformity will appear in the joints, just like stones, asymmetric and inconsistent in size. It is more common in the ear contour, toes, fingers and other places.

matters needing attention

Uric acid is the final product of purine metabolism. In order to inhibit the excessive accumulation of uric acid, it is necessary to find ways to control the source. All foods rich in purine should be restricted, such as animal offal, seafood, bean products and so on.