Gout is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by purine metabolism disorders and/or uric acid excretion disorders, and its clinical symptoms are elevated serum uric acid, recurrent acute arthritis, gout stones and joint deformities, uric acid kidney stones, glomerular, tubular, interstitial and vascular renal lesions.
Gout is a common clinical rheumatic immune disease, mainly due to purine metabolism disorders and/or uric acid excretion disorders resulting in high blood uric acid levels, inducing urate crystals deposited in the joints and surrounding tissues.
At present, the etiology and pathogenesis of gout are still unclear, of which primary gout is related to genetic and environmental factors, while secondary gout is related to kidney disease and drugs and other factors.
Typical symptoms of gout include severe pain in the joints, which usually starts suddenly at midnight or early in the morning. In addition to pain symptoms, joints will also be accompanied by redness, swelling, fever, dysfunction, etc. In severe cases, joint deformity, gout stones, kidney damage, etc.
It is recommended that patients diagnosed with gout actively cooperate with doctors, pay attention to joint warmth, and maintain a good and healthy dietary habits.