What to do if you have gout stones

Having gout stones can be treated by surgery and medication. Gout stone is known as gouty nodules, which are crystals of uric acid in the joint cartilage, subcutaneous tissue, bursa and other parts of the patient’s body, and the treatment mainly includes surgery and medication. Surgery can be carried out when the gout stone has already pressed the patient’s nerves, or affected the patient’s joint function or organ function, but surgical treatment can not be a complete cure for gout stone. Gout stone patients who need long-term control of the condition still need to rely on oral uric acid-lowering drugs as prescribed by the doctor, representative drugs are febuxostat, allopurine, benzbromarone, etc., which can reduce the incidence of gout stone by lowering the level of uric acid in the patient’s body. Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, it is recommended that gout stone patients to the regular hospital rheumatology and immunology department, orthopedics and other related departments for consultation.