Ankle gout symptoms?
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Gout is a metabolic disorder caused by purine metabolism disorder. Gout usually occurs in the hand and foot joints, ankle gout is one of the common types of gout, can be divided into primary and secondary, mostly in middle-aged men. Ankle gout is formed by the accumulation of excess uric acid in the ankle joint, which is manifested as obvious gout stone and swelling phenomenon. If not treated in time, it will lead to the loss of joint function. Ankle gout symptoms? Let's talk about it.
Ankle gout symptoms?
Gout stone. What symptom does ankle gout have? The first is the obvious gout stone. Gout stone is formed by the accumulation of uric acid crystals. You can feel it as hard as stone when you touch it. Gout stone can crush and tear the tissue around the joint, seriously affecting the normal activity of the ankle. With the aggravation of the disease, gout stone will become larger, and even burst the skin, causing inflammation.
Redness, swelling and fever. Ankle gout can be divided into acute and chronic. Acute ankle gout attack, the ankle will be in a short period of time rapid swelling, and accompanied by fever. Patients will obviously feel a squeeze and severe pain in the ankle, and the symptoms will be more severe in the middle of the night and in the morning.
Joint deformity. With the increase and volume of gout stone, the compression of gout stone on ankle joint is more and more intense, which will lead to the joint deformity and affect the normal activity function of patients. If not timely control, joint deformity will be permanent, will seriously affect the patient's life in the future!
matters needing attention
Ankle gout is one of the common types of gout, because the ankle is far away from the heart, it is easy to become the deposition point of uric acid. According to the patient's condition, you can choose drug therapy, Chinese medicine acupuncture and massage therapy and surgical treatment, usually can use cold or hot compress to relieve pain. Gout patients usually want to develop good eating habits, reduce the intake of high purine food, eat more alkaline food, the most important thing is to maintain a happy mood!