Which department should I go to for gout? What are the symptoms of gout?

Which department should I go to for gout? Gout is a chronic disease that often occurs in the joints. Gout and rheumatism have many similar symptoms. Many patients mistake gout for rheumatism and receive incorrect treatment. Many people don't know which department to go to when they go to the hospital for gout treatment?

Gout patients should go to the gout department. Gout is caused by a disorder in the body's purine metabolism, which leads to a persistent high level of uric acid. If it is not treated for a long time, a large amount of urate crystals will be deposited in the joint cartilage tissue, which will cause arthritis over time, namely gout. The symptoms of gout are clinically divided into the following categories:

1. The early symptoms of gout are mainly manifested in hyperuricemia. There are no obvious characteristics during this period, and it is only when gout attacks that it is called gout.

2. Symptoms of gout during acute attacks: The attack time is usually in the second half of the night. The symptoms of gout at this stage include pain, swelling, and redness in the ankle joints or toes, arms, and finger joints, accompanied by severe pain. If observed under a microscope, pine needle-shaped urate deposits can be found in the affected tissue. It is the severe pain caused by urate precipitation. Please note that during the onset period, the blood uric acid value is lower than the normal maximum value because precipitates have already formed.

3. Symptoms of gout during the intermittent period: The main symptom of gout in this stage is high blood uric acid concentration. The so-called intermittent period refers to the interval between two attacks of gout, which is generally several months to a year. If uric acid-lowering methods are not used, attacks will become more frequent, pain will increase, and the course of the disease will be prolonged.

4. Symptoms of gout in the chronic stage: The symptoms of gout in this stage are mainly manifested by the presence of tophi, chronic arthritis, uric acid stones, gouty nephritis and complications.

Warm reminder: The above is a detailed introduction to which department to gout. I believe it will be helpful to you. Gout is a chronic disease. It is not obvious in the early stage, but it causes many complications in the later stage. Its treatment is also very difficult. Therefore, you need to choose the right method to treat gout. I wish you a speedy recovery!