What are the symptoms of gout in women

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Women's body is relatively fragile, generally easy to suffer from diseases, orthopedic diseases are also relatively easy to suffer from, women have a higher risk of gout, gout will torture women's body, so we can not concentrate on the work, so we need to understand the clinical manifestations and symptoms of gout, so it is easier to treat, so what are the early symptoms of female gout? Let's talk about it.

What are the symptoms of gout in women

Acute gouty arthritis is slightly different from chronic gout. Before the onset, the patients generally do not feel any precursors. They usually have a sudden attack at night, which often makes the patients difficult to sleep. Single joint or multi joint pain is usually the first symptom. Swelling, fever, redness, swelling and severe pain will appear during the onset, The most common sites were metatarsophalangeal joint, arch of foot, ankle joint, knee joint, wrist joint and elbow joint. Patients with acute gouty arthritis, usually at this time will seek medical treatment.

Asymptomatic period is called dormancy period. This period does not mean that gout has been cured. At this time, gout is like a dormant volcano, which may erupt at any time. If not treated, patients will slowly grow gout stone, gradually erode ligaments and joints, and even gnaw bones, causing damage and deformation of joints throughout the body, eventually resulting in disability.

In the stage of chronic gouty arthritis, with the increase of the number of acute attacks and the progress of the course of disease, the deposition of urate inside and outside the joint and other tissues is gradually aggravating, the number of invaded joints is gradually increasing, and the arthritis has gradually developed into chronic arthritis. During this period, arthritis attacks are more and more frequent, the intermission period is shorter and shorter, the pain is increasing, and even after the attack can not be completely relieved. At this time, joint deformity, limited movement and gout stone begin to appear. Patients who can not be controlled for a long time can have renal function damage, or even renal failure.

matters needing attention

When physical examination appears hyperuricemia physical examination report, or the middle-aged and elderly people appear urinary calculi but the reason is unknown, and there are nodules around the joints, auricles and other places, if the nodules appear ulceration, there will be white paste material outflow or whether the weight exceeds the normal value, has been classified as obese, and so on, we should be alert to the occurrence of gout.