There are several differences between arthritis and gout, as follows: 1, arthritis is caused by autoimmune disorders, gout is caused by disorders of purine metabolism in the body, the latter urate deposition in the joints and other tissues, usually induced by diet, the examination can appear increased blood uric acid; 2, rheumatoid arthritis patients with normal blood uric acid, more frequent in women, its mainly small joints in the hands are involved, gradually manifested as Gout is more common in young and middle-aged men, mostly in the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the foot and ankle; 3. Rheumatoid arthritis is often complicated by interstitial pneumonia, vasculitis, pericarditis, pleurisy, etc., but the kidney is less involved; gout patients are often combined with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, accompanied by uric acid nephropathy and kidney stones.