Tophi with chronic gout arthritis

Suffering from chronic gout tophi and more patients with chronic arthritis, the crystallization of uric acid in the body will be deposited in the cartilage and synovial membrane, and soft tissue, the formation of tophi, and the blood uric acid concentrations higher, but worries The longer the period of, the deposition may be the more tophi, and sometimes will affect the blood vessels and kidneys, causing serious renal failure, nephrotic more serious and difficult to excrete uric acid caused the vicious circle of the Order of Tophi deposition is the more. Often the site of deposition tophi many, including the ears, hands, elbows, Achilles tendon, ankle or toe, and sometimes even lead to partial ulcer, it is not easy to heal, even to accept the latest addition to surgery. And the patient would cause serious deformation or chronic joint symptoms, deformation of the foot may cause serious patient on the serious problem of shoes. In addition, the risk of kidney stones occur with increased serum uric acid concentrations increase, and they often cause nephropathy, and renal failure may need to receive hemodialysis, this is cause gout patients died one of the main causes of death.