Pictures of gout symptoms in children?

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We may all think that gout is a disease of middle-aged and elderly people, but children will also suffer from gout after being stimulated. Because the development of children's joints and other parts is not mature and perfect, gout will bring great harm, so it is very necessary to have a certain understanding of this, in order to play a preventive role. Next, I will introduce the pictures of gout symptoms in children?.

Pictures of gout symptoms in children?

1. Acute gouty arthritis is the most characteristic and common symptom of gout. The onset of the disease is sudden, and the affected joints can appear obvious redness, swelling and heat pain within a few hours. It often occurs at night and wakes up due to severe joint pain. The local joints can not be touched due to pain, or even can not cover the bed sheet, and the activity is limited. The first metatarsophalangeal part of the foot was the best, followed by other small joints of the hand and foot, ankle, knee, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

2. Gout intermission gout intermission refers to the interval between two acute gouty arthritis attacks, ranging from several weeks to decades. Occasionally some patients have no attack after the first acute arthritis, most of them are long to short. Intermission disease is relatively stable, also known as static state. Some patients may have discomfort of the original affected joint after movement, which can be relieved after rest. Hyperuricemia can still be found, and the blood uric acid level is unstable due to the influence of diet and treatment.

3. In the early stage, most of them were single joint lesions, which occurred alternately on both sides. In the later stage, they could be multi joint lesions, which appeared at the same time or successively. Operation, trauma, compression around joints and discomfort of shoes were all the inducing factors. Acute symptoms continue for more than a week, joint local swelling subsided, there can be skin itching, peeling, pigmentation. The general symptoms during the attack period may include fever, fatigue, rapid heart rate, headache, etc.

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We must read carefully. If children have similar symptoms, we should be alert. It's better to check the joint parts in time, so as to deal with them as soon as possible.