What happens to a gouty finger joint

Gout patients may experience redness, swelling, heat and pain in the finger joints, gout stones, and even joint deformities in severe cases. Gout is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by purine metabolism disorders and/or uric acid excretion disorders, which are clinically characterized by elevated serum uric acid, recurrent acute arthritis, gout stones and joint deformities, uric acid renal stones, glomerular, tubular, interstitial and vascular renal lesions. When urate crystals are deposited in the joints, cartilage and other parts of the joints, it may cause recurrent inflammation of the joints, resulting in redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints of the fingers and other parts of the joints; with the continuous deposition of urate crystals, gout stones will also appear in the joints of the fingers and joints; in severe cases, deformities of the fingers and other joints may also occur. Gout can usually take drugs such as benzbromarone to promote uric acid excretion, take drugs such as febuxostat to inhibit the production of uric acid, in order to control the condition. If the pain is more intense people can also use diclofenac sodium and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief. In addition, the daily diet also need to pay attention to avoid the intake of high-purine food, such as sea fish, scallops, kelp, hot pot, beer, etc., can be appropriate to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. If gout and other related discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions standardized diagnosis and treatment.