Recently, an Uncle Zhao came to the outpatient clinic, and because of tophi, he couldn't even wear the largest shoes. In fact, Uncle Zhao has always had gout, and two years ago he began to have tophi on his right toe, but he has endured it and has not paid enough attention to it. But sometimes the disease is like this, the more you ignore it, the more "rampant" the tophi becomes, and in the end, this "stone" not only gets bigger and bigger, but also "runs" to other places to torture Uncle Zhao.
Now, Uncle Zhao's feet are covered with swollen tophi, ** is propped up thinner and thinner, Uncle Zhao suffers from pain all day long, and he can only wear slippers to freeze in winter, and it is false to say that he does not regret it.
Gout, many people know, but tophi is relatively little understood, or less valued. To put it simply, tophi is the result of hyperuricemia being left untreated, resulting in the deposition of a large number of urate crystals in the synovium, cartilage and soft tissues around the joints. For tophi, we need to pay enough attention.
How do you identify tophi?Look at these three performances.
1.Swelling and pain: Tophi is deposited in the joints, cartilage, and soft tissues around the joints, causing localized swelling and severe pain. People may experience severe pain that interferes with normal walking and movement.
2.* Variation: The presence of tophi can cause ** variation. The deposition of tophi causes ** to be stretched thinner and thinner, which may be due to the effect of the enlargement of the tophi on the surrounding tissues. **May become sensitive, susceptible, or even ulcerate, with purulent secretions.
3.Limited limb function: the presence of tophi severely affects the patient's limb function. The presence of tophi can interfere with normal walking and shoeing activities, limiting limb function.
I am Dr. Zhang Yanzhen, Department of Rheumatology, Shunyi Hospital, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you find that you have any of the above related abnormalities, you must be alert to tophi and seek medical attention in time!