Does gout itch in the early stages?

Gout usually does not show itchy symptoms in the early stage.
Gout is a joint disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the body, mainly related to purine metabolism disorder or uric acid excretion disorder caused by hyperuricemia. Early gout usually does not appear itchy skin symptoms. Gout in the early stage is usually asymptomatic hyperuricemia, acute attacks can be manifested as redness, swelling, heat, pain in the joints, most patients can be relieved within 2 weeks.
Gout stone and chronic gouty arthritis patients are commonly found in the auricle, metatarsal toes, interphalangeal and other parts, the emergence of bulging size, irregular yellow-white reddish-white organisms, if there is a huge gout stone can lead to the patient to appear joint deformities, and so on.
It is recommended that gout patients go to the rheumatology and immunology department of the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor standardized diagnosis and treatment.