After the normalization of uric acid, the toe joints are still swollen. You need to consider factors such as the condition has not fully recovered and other causes of arthritis.
1. The condition is not fully recovered: the patient’s uric acid back to normal, but the body’s metabolic disorders have not been fully restored, especially in the joints of the deposition of uric acid salts did not completely disappear, the symptoms of joint swelling may continue to exist.
2. Other causes of arthritis: such as rheumatoid arthritis, acute septic arthritis and other diseases will appear joint swelling, pain and other symptoms. In addition, the excessive secretion of growth hormone caused by pituitary tumors can lead to joint enlargement, fluid leakage, and then joint swelling, pain and other symptoms.
There are many reasons why the toe joints are still swollen even after the uric acid is normalized, so it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause and treat it under the doctor’s guidance.